Dqrn..every time I go to research that name I keep
getting elijah in response to my search who was an old
testament prophet ut who wlso prepared the way of the
Lord aka a forerunner in the Gospels re john the
baptist was in the Spirit of elijah aka they both had
the same missions/callings.... the gathering of fathers
to sons and to make straight for the Lord's coming.
Now 'ejijahu'is hebrew for what we know as elijah who
was a prophet of G_d. Ejijahu means "my God is
Jehovah" or "Yah(u) is God" in hebrew.
Btw..Baal in hebrew means Master.
K...Context now...1 kings 16 -1 kings 20...
1 kings 16...
Ahab Reigns in Israel
29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab
the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab
the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-
two years. 30And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the
sight of the LORD, more than all who were before
him. 31And as if it had been a light thing for him to
walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took
for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of
the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped
him. 32He erected an altar for Baal in the house of
Baal, which he built in Samaria. 33And Ahab made an
Asherah. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of
Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were
before him. 34In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho.
He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his
firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his
youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD,
which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
1 kings 17....
Elijah Predicts a Drought
1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbea in Gilead, said to
Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before
whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these
years, except by my word.” 2And the word of
the LORD came to him: 3“Depart from here and turn
eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which
is east of the Jordan. 4You shall drink from the brook,
and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5So
he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He
went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the
Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and meat in
the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he
drank from the brook. 7And after a while the brook
dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
The Widow of Zarephath
8Then the word of the LORD came to him, 9“Arise, go to
Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there.
Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed
you.” 10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he
came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there
gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring
me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11And
as she was going to bring it, he called to her and
said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” 12And
she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing
baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little
oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks
that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son,
that we may eat it and die.” 13And Elijah said to her,
“Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first
make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and
afterward make something for yourself and your
son. 14For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘The
jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil
shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends
rain upon the earth.’” 15And she went and did as Elijah
said. And she and he and her household ate for many
days. 16The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the
jug of oil become empty, according to the word of
the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.
Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son
17After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the
house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that
there was no breath left in him. 18And she said to
Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You
have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to
cause the death of my son!” 19And he said to her, “Give
me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried
him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid
him on his own bed. 20And he cried to the LORD,
“O LORD my God, have you brought calamity even upon the
widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” 21Then
he stretched himself upon the child three times and
cried to the LORD, “O LORD my God, let this child’s
lifeb come into him again.” 22And the LORD listened to
the voice of Elijah. And the life of the child came
into him again, and he revived. 23And Elijah took the
child and brought him down from the upper chamber into
the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah
said, “See, your son lives.” 24And the woman said to
Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that
the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”
1 kings 18....
Elijah Confronts Ahab
1After many days the word of the LORD came to Elijah,
in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab,
and I will send rain upon the earth.” 2So Elijah went
to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in
Samaria. 3And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the
household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly, 4and
when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah
took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a
cave and fed them with bread and water.) 5And Ahab said
to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of
water and to all the valleys. Perhaps we may find grass
and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some
of the animals.” 6So they divided the land between them
to pass through it. Ahab went in one direction by
himself, and Obadiah went in another direction by
himself.
7And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him.
And Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and
said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” 8And he answered
him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is
here.’” 9And he said, “How have I sinned, that you
would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill
me? 10As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or
kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. And
when they would say, ‘He is not here,’ he would take an
oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found
you. 11And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold,
Elijah is here.”’ 12And as soon as I have gone from
you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you I know not
where. And so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot
find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have
feared the LORD from my youth. 13Has it not been told
my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of
the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD’s
prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread
and water? 14And now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord,
“Behold, Elijah is here”’; and he will kill me.” 15And
Elijah said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I
stand, I will surely show myself to him today.” 16So
Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him. And Ahab went
to meet Elijah.
17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you,
you troubler of Israel?” 18And he answered, “I have not
troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house,
because you have abandoned the commandments of
the LORD and followed the Baals. 19Now therefore send
and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the
450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah,
who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
The Prophets of Baal Defeated
20So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered
the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 21And Elijah
came near to all the people and said, “How long will
you go limping between two different opinions? If
the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow
him.” And the people did not answer him a word. 22Then
Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a
prophet of the LORD, but Baal’s prophets are 450
men. 23Let two bulls be given to us, and let them
choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and
lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will
prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put
no fire to it. 24And you call upon the name of your
god, and I will call upon the name of the LORD, and the
God who answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people
answered, “It is well spoken.” 25Then Elijah said to
the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull
and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon
the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” 26And
they took the bull that was given them, and they
prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from
morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But
there was no voice, and no one answered. And they
limped around the altar that they had made. 27And at
noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is
a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself,
or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must
be awakened.” 28And they cried aloud and cut themselves
after their custom with swords and lances, until the
blood gushed out upon them. 29And as midday passed,
they raved on until the time of the offering of the
oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no
one paid attention.
30Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to
me.” And all the people came near to him. And he
repaired the altar of the LORD that had been thrown
down. 31Elijah took twelve stones, according to the
number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the
word of the LORD came, saying, “Israel shall be your
name,” 32and with the stones he built an altar in the
name of the LORD. And he made a trench about the altar,
as great as would contain two seahsa of seed. 33And he
put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and
laid it on the wood. And he said, “Fill four jars with
water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the
wood.” 34And he said, “Do it a second time.” And they
did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third
time.” And they did it a third time. 35And the water
ran around the altar and filled the trench also with
water.
36And at the time of the offering of the oblation,
Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, God of
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day
that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant,
and that I have done all these things at your
word. 37Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people
may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have
turned their hearts back.” 38Then the fire of
the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the
wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the
water that was in the trench. 39And when all the people
saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The LORD,
he is God; the LORD, he is God.” 40And Elijah said to
them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them
escape.” And they seized them. And Elijah brought them
down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there.
The LORD Sends Rain
41And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for
there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” 42So Ahab
went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the
top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the
earth and put his face between his knees. 43And he said
to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And
he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And
he said, “Go again,” seven times. 44And at the seventh
time he said, “Behold, a little cloud like a man’s hand
is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to
Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain
stop you.’” 45And in a little while the heavens grew
black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain.
And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. 46And the hand of
the LORD was on Elijah, and he gathered up his garment
and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
1 kings 19..
Elijah Flees Jezebel
1Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he
had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2Then
Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the
gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life
as the life of one of them by this time
tomorrow.” 3Then he was afraid, and he arose and ran
for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to
Judah, and left his servant there.
4But he himself went a day’s journey into the
wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree.
And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough;
now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than
my fathers.” 5And he lay down and slept under a broom
tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him,
“Arise and eat.” 6And he looked, and behold, there was
at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of
water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. 7And
the angel of the LORD came again a second time and
touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey
is too great for you.” 8And he arose and ate and drank,
and went in the strength of that food forty days and
forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.
The LORD Speaks to Elijah
9There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold,
the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him,
“What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10He said, “I have
been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For
the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant,
thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with
the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek
my life, to take it away.” 11And he said, “Go out and
stand on the mount before the LORD.” And behold,
the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore
the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before
the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. And after
the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the
earthquake. 12And after the earthquake a fire, but
the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire the
sound of a low whisper.a 13And when Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at
the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a
voice to him and said, “What are you doing here,
Elijah?” 14He said, “I have been very jealous for
the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel
have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars,
and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I
only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it
away.” 15And the LORD said to him, “Go, return on your
way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive,
you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 16And
Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over
Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah
you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. 17And the
one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put
to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of
Jehu shall Elisha put to death. 18Yet I will leave
seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not
bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed
him.”
The Call of Elisha
19So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of
Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in
front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah
passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. 20And he
left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Let me
kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow
you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have
I done to you?” 21And he returned from following him
and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and
boiled their flesh with the yokes of the oxen and gave
it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went
after Elijah and assisted him.
John the Baptist is elijah come..spoken by jesus in the
Gospel message....
Matt 11....
Messengers from John the Baptist
1When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve
disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in
their cities.
2Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the
Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3and said to him,
“Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for
another?” 4And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John
what you hear and see: 5the blind receive their sight
and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf
hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have
good news preached to them. 6And blessed is the one who
is not offended by me.”
7As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds
concerning John: “What did you go out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8What
then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft
clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in
kings’ houses. 9What then did you go out to see? A
prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a
prophet. 10This is he of whom it is written,
“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
11Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there
has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet
the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he. 12From the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered
violence, and the violent take it by force. 13For all
the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, 14and
if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to
come. 15He who has ears to hear,let him hear.
16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is
like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling
to their playmates,
17“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they
say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19The Son of Man came eating and
drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a
drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet
wisdom is justified by her deeds.” snip...
Backing up here now...who was john the baptist???...
Matt 3....
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the
wilderness of Judea, 2“Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.” 3For this is he who was spoken of
by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
4Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather
belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and
wild honey. 5Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the
region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6and
they were baptized by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.
7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of
vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to
come? 8Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9And do
not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as
our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these
stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10Even now the
axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree
therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and
thrown into the fire.
11“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who
is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I
am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowing fork is in his
hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather
his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn
with unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John,
to be baptized by him. 14John would have prevented him,
saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come
to me?” 15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now,
for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all
righteousness.” Then he consented. 16And when Jesus was
baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and
behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest
on him; 17and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This
is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Luke 1....
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a
priest named Zechariah,a of the division of Abijah. And
he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name
was Elizabeth. 6And they were both righteous before
God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and
statutes of the Lord. 7But they had no child, because
Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
8Now while he was serving as priest before God when his
division was on duty, 9according to the custom of the
priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of
the Lord and burn incense. 10And the whole multitude of
the people were praying outside at the hour of
incense. 11And there appeared to him an angel of the
Lord standing on the right side of the altar of
incense. 12And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him,
and fear fell upon him. 13But the angel said to him,
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been
heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and
you shall call his name John. 14And you will have joy
and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15for
he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink
wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the
Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16And he will
turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their
God, 17and he will go before him in the spirit and
power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to
the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the
just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know
this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in
years.” 19And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I
stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak
to you and to bring you this good news. 20And behold,
you will be silent and unable to speak until the day
that these things take place, because you did not
believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their
time.” 21And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and
they were wondering at his delay in the temple. 22And
when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and
they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple.
And he kept making signs to them and remained
mute. 23And when his time of service was ended, he went
to his home.
24After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and
for five months she kept herself hidden,
saying, 25“Thus the Lord has done for me in the days
when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among
people.”
John 1....
The Word Became Flesh
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning
with God. 3All things were made through him, and
without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In
him was life,and the life was the light of men. 5The
light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not
overcome it.
6There was a man sent from God, whose name was
John. 7He came as a witness, to bear witness about the
light, that all might believe through him. 8He was not
the light, but came but came to bear witness about the
light.
9The true light, which gives light to everyone, was
coming into the world. 10He was in the world, and the
world was made through him, yet the world did not know
him. 11He came to his own,b and his own peoplec did not
receive him. 12But to all who did receive him, who
believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God, 13who were born, not of blood nor of
the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of
God.
14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we
have seen his glory, glory as of the only Sond from the
Father, full of grace and truth. 15(John bore witness
about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said,
‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was
before me.’”) 16For from his fullness we have all
received, grace upon grace. 17For the law was given
through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ. 18No one has ever seen God; the only God, who
is at the Father’s side,he has made him known.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are
you?” 20He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed,
“I am not the Christ.” 21And they asked him, “What
then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you
the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22So they said to
him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those
who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23He
said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the
wilderness, ‘Make straighth the way of the Lord,’ as
the prophet Isaiah said.”
24(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25They
asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are
neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the
Prophet?” 26John answered them, “I baptize with water,
but among you stands one you do not know, 27even he who
comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not
worthy to untie.” 28These things took place in Bethany
across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Behold, the Lamb of God
29The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and
said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin
of the world! 30This is he of whom I said, ‘After me
comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before
me.’ 31I myself did not know him, but for this purpose
I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed
to Israel.” 32And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit
descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on
him. 33I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to
baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the
Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with
the Holy Spirit.’ 34And I have seen and have borne
witness that this is the Son of God.”
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Ps....I must mention...and this is very weird for me to
contemplate this but...I am getting the word 'rapture
as in the Greek word rapturo' alot lately. Hm...the
blessed hope maybe? I'm not into any rapture theory
myself...more a 7th trump type and last day
resurrection type aka Martha and jesus talk about
Lazarus.... yet I'm getting rev 3:10...because of your
patience I will keep you from or is it thru the hour of
temptation/tribulation. Greg context needed there.
One the last day He aka jesus/G_d will revive us...a
day is 1000 years, a 1000 years as a day...4004 bc adam
and eve booted out of thevgrden..G_d's clock for
mankind starts ticking...as of 40-33 ad...crucifixion
and resuurection...count 2000 years of the age of grace
aka graphing i of the gentile nations into the house of
israel via jesus the vine and the root/foundation that
supports the branches wild and natural re romans
11...when the times of the Gentiles are complete then
it's back to the jews re the natural branches re romans
11. We are getting close people. Also this turning of
the ages/aeons, 5th world, 5th dawn stuff...a possible
confirmation as well??? Could well be...never
know...but anyhoos...Somethings to ponder still...and
ask G_d and jesus about. Shalom.
I do know that we are in the 6th seal aka met 24:29
and onwardsqnd luke 21...signs in the sun,moon and
stars,...waves and the roaring of the waves/seas
roaring , quakes in diverse places, power of the
heavens shaking,,,people of earth with perplexity too
etc...happening now! Also the 6th seal recorded in
revs 6 ..near the end of that part of the chapter
speaks of the beginning of the Day of the Lord. What
it all means...unknown to me at present...just more
pieces of the puzzle at present.
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