1 Kings 19:1-15
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- "Immanent and Near-At-Hand," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- IV.XX.10, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- III.7, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter XV, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
- IV.23, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter LXI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- V.9, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XXXI, Hortatory Address to the Greeks, pseudo-Justin. (3rd cent?)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "He declares that unless God had nourished him miraculously it would have been impossible for him to have gone on this journey."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "God knows what he designs us for, though we do not, what services, what trials, and he will take care that we are furnished with grace sufficient."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "See how wonderfully God raises up friends for his ministers and people where one would least expect them!"
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "fed them with bread and water--These articles are often used to include sustenance of any kind. As this succor must have been given them at the hazard, not only of his place, but his life, it was a strong proof of his attachment to the true religion."
- "God's Gentle Power: 1 Kings 19:11-13," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1916.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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- "The story of Elijah told in 1 Kings 19 is both comically tragic and awesomely powerful."
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"In God's Presence," commentary by Karen Georgia Thompson at SAMUEL,
additional reflection by Kate Huey, i.ucc.org: Sermon
Seeds, lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, bulletin back page,
2010.
- "Silence is a harder place for us to find God sometimes. In the midst of the busyness of life and the myriad responsibilities that come with living, where do we find silence?"
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- 1 Kings 19:1-15a, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
- 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a, Pentecost 4, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
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- "Elijah's story lends itself well to preaching, with plenty of miraculous deeds and his challenge of the ungodly authority of Ahab and Jezebel."
- 1 Kings 19:4-8, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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Join the Feast,
1 Kings 19:4-8, E. Carson, Union PSCE,
2009.
- "The path is more often through the wilderness than up any ephemeral 'crystal staircase' as the African-American writer Langston Hughes, who knew about exile, wrote"
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"God in the
Silence," Torah Commentary by Dini Lewittes. BeliefNet.
- "Elijah had to learn the lesson of Moses. He had to understand that being zealous is insufficient."
- God in the Quietness: Reflections
on 1 Kings 19:1-18, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
- "What is the danger in using a certain level of emotion as the measure of a successful Christian life? of a successful church service?"
- "One Reason to Believe in God," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
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"Man on the
Run," Expository Essay,
1 Kings 19:1-15a, Dr. William R. Long.
Part 2.
- "This wonderful story, with the many layers of psychological depth in it, should be of help to us as we understand the complaints and struggles of faith of all--our parishioners and ourselves."
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"The Whisper
of God," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "When you pray or go to Church on Sunday, what is your attitude towards God: expectation or anticipation? (Or both?) Have you ever been surprised by an experience of God? What happened?"
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"1 Kings 19: The
Renewal of Elijah," Dan Epp-Tiessen, Direction, 2006.
- "1 Kings 19 tells the story of how the mighty Elijah succumbed to human weakness, and how the remarkable grace of God renewed this once fearless prophet and restored him to his ministry."
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- Articles & Background:
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"Jezebel's Oath (1
Kgs 19.2)" R.J. Merecz, Biblica, 2009.
- "Jezebel?s oath, as recorded in 1 Kgs 19,2, gives some clues that from the beginning it was not intended to be kept."
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"Jezebel's Oath (1
Kgs 19.2)" R.J. Merecz, Biblica, 2009.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Britt, Brian,
"Prophetic Concealment in a Biblical Type Scene," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Burnett, Joel S.,
"The Question of Divine Absence in Israelite and West Semitic Religion,"
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cohn, Robert L.,
"The Literary Logic of 1 Kings 17-19," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials- Herr, Denise Dick,
"Variations of a Pattern: 1 Kings 19," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Herr, Denise Dick,
"Variations of a Pattern: 1 Kings 19," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1985.
- Epp-Tiessen, Dan, "1 Kings 19: The Renewal of Elijah," Direction, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Glover, Neil,
"Elijah versus the Narrative of Elijah: The Contest between the Prophet and
the Word," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Taylor, Barbara Brown,
"Four Stops in the Wilderness," Journal for Preachers, 2001. (See
especially section beginning on page 6.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Trible, Phyllis,
"Exegesis for Storytellers and Other Strangers," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Ziegler, Yael,
"'So Shall God Do...' Variations of an Oath Formula and Its Literary
Meaning," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Britt, Brian,
"Prophetic Concealment in a Biblical Type Scene," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2002.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "Silence Bites," the Rev. Dr. Homer Henderson, Day 1, 2004.
- With Children:
- "Elijah," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "By Elijah's Head Was Some Baked Bread," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "The Still Small Voice," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, 1 Kings 19:9-12, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Clip Art: Elijah, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Kings 19:11, 12. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- "Help Us, Lord, When We're Scared," F. Richard Garland, tune: NEW WORLD. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
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