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Elijah hears the gentle whisper at Horeb

Fleeing Jezebel, Elijah journeyed to Horeb and poured out his despair. The LORD was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but spoke in a gentle whisper and sent Elijah back with new assignments and the assurance that seven thousand in Israel had not bowed to Baal (1 Kings 19:1-18).

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📖 1 Kings 19:1–3

1Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!” 3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

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Elijah's appeal and God's reply

Paul recalls Elijah's appeal against Israel and God's reply that seven thousand had not bowed to Baal.

Romans 11:2–4

God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

First Kings 19:10 and 19:14 record Elijah's words about the prophets being killed, the altars being torn down, and his life being sought. First Kings 19:18 records God's reply about seven thousand in Israel. Romans 11:2-4 quotes the appeal and the reply.

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Sources: Scripture — 1 Kings 19:1-18
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