How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)
Quote #7
Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe 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.' (NRSV 17:1)
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. KJV 17:1)
We've seen some pretty powerful figures in 1st Kings, but none of them compare with this guy. Elijah comes like a lightning bolt out of nowhere and whacks Ahab upside the head with a draught. He just snatches away their water—the one thing that every living thing in Israel needs to survive. That's power.
Quote #8
She then 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!' But he said to her, 'Give me your son.' He took him from her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber where he was lodging, and laid him on his own bed. […] Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord, 'O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again.' The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again, and he revived. (NRSV 17:18-19, 21-22)
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. […] And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. (KJV 17:18-19, 21-22)
Okay, now Elijah's power is just getting freaky. Power over the weather is one thing. Heck, even the power to create food out of thin air isn't that insane. But power over death? With this, Elijah officially becomes a card-carrying member of a very exclusive club of people in the Bible who raise the dead back to life.
Quote #9
Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.' Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt-offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and even licked up the water that was in the trench. (NRSV 18:37-38)
Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. (KJV 18:37-38)
Is there anything Elijah can't do? Animals feed him, rainclouds obey him, he arm-wrestles with death and wins, and now he's calling fire down from the sky? We don't care who you are—that's pretty powerful.