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1 Kings 19:9-18
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 | Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit
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Chapter XXXVII,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
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IV.XX.10, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter XV,
On Patience,
Tertullian (c.
202) |
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IV.23, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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V.9, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter XXXI,
Hortatory Address to the Greeks, pseudo-Justin. (3rd cent?) |
 | From the Geneva Notes.
 | "For the nature of man is not able to come near God, if he appeared in his
strength and full majesty, and therefore he mercifully submits himself to our
limitations." |
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 | From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
 | "God's faithful ones are often his hidden
ones." |
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 | From
Wesley's Notes.
 | "If they persecute you in one city flee into
another." |
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 | From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
 | "His gracious God did not lose sight of His fugitive servant, but watched
over him, and, miraculously ministering to his wants, enabled him, in a better but not
wholly right frame of mind, by virtue of that supernatural supply, to complete his
contemplated journey." |
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 | "God's
Gentle Power: 1 Kings 19:11-13," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1916.
 | "We all know that when we have passed through any great excitement of high
joy there almost always comes following, a corresponding reaction and
depression." |
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 | Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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1 Kings 19:9-18, Studies on Old Testament texts from
Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Comfort and Challenge: Prophetic
Preaching in Pentecost, Daniel J. Simundson,
Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Seminary,
1996.
 | "There is a time to get on with it,
to get back to work, to carry out God's mission." |
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"The Whisper
of God," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
 | "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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 | "The
Crisis of Elijah (1 Kings 19:4-19)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
 | "Have you ever
been there, in the gloom of despair and defeat when all your expectations exploded in your
face?" |
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 | "The
Restoration of Elijah (1 Kings 19:5-18)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
 | "Of all the chapters on the life
and ministry of Elijah, 1 Kings 19 is, in my opinion, the most instructive and, in many
ways, the most encouraging because we can all so easily identify with the prophet and his
failure." |
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 | God in the Quietness: Reflections
on 1 Kings 19:1-18, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
 | "I grew up in a farming area with
diverse crops. Sometimes prayers were interesting. The cotton and corn farmers needed rain
to get the crop started. The wheat and alfalfa farmers wanted sunshine to finish
harvesting. I wondered how God decided. Does God actually arrange when and where it
rains?" |
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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: |
 | Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
 | Britt, Brian,
"Prophetic Concealment in a Biblical Type Scene," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2002.
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 | Cohn, Robert L.,
"The Literary Logic of 1 Kings 17-19," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1982.
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 | Herr, Denise Dick,
"Variations of a Pattern: 1 Kings 19," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1985.
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 | Epp-Tiessen, Dan, "1 Kings 19: The Renewal of Elijah," Direction, 2006.
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 | 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.
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 | Simundson, Daniel
J., "Comfort and Challenge: Prophetic Preaching in Pentecost," Word &
World, 1996.
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 | Reviews: |
 | Sermons:
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 | With Children:
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"Elijah," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Elijah Leaves
Footsteps for Jesus to Follow," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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Clip Art:
Elijah, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission
Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. |
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 | Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
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listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance: |
 | Study Links and Resources for the
Book of 1 Kings |
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