(1) “And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. (2) Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time. (3) And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. (4) But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. (5) And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. (6) And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. (7) And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee. (8) And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the Mount of God.”
Golden Text.—“In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me.” Ps. 120:1.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) When Ahab had returned to Jezreel from Mount Carmel, what did he tell Jezebel? Verse 1. Note 1. (2) How did Jezebel manifest her anger? Verse 2. Note 2. (3) When Elijah heard of the queen's determination what did he do? Verse 3. Note 3. (4) On leaving his servant at Beer-sheba, where did Elijah then go? Under what shelter did he seek rest? How did he manifest his great discouragement? Verse 4. Note 4. (5) What indicates his depressing fatigue? Who came to nourish and encourage him? What did the angel say? Verse 5. (6) As Elijah awoke and looked about him, what did he see? What then did he do? Verse 6. Note 5. (7) What further service did the angel render? Verse 7. (8) What was the effect of this second meal? By what other name is Mount Horeb known? For what is it specially noted? Verse 8. Note 6.
