Date: June 15th , 2023
Source: Bible New International Version
1 Kings ; Chapter 19 Verse 9- 11
The Lord Appears to Elijah
And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
God asked Elijah in cave near mount Horeb – what you are doing here
10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
تب خدا وند نے ایلیاہ سے کہا ، “ایلیاہ تم یہاں کیوں ہو ؟”
10 ایلیاہ نے جواب دیا ، “اے خدا وند خدا قادر مطلق ، میں نے ہمیشہ تیری خدمت کی ہے۔ میں نے ہر ممکن تیری سب سے اچھی خدمت کی ہے۔ لیکن بنی اسرائیلیوں نے تمہارے ساتھ معاہدہ توڑ دیا۔ انہوں نے تمہاری قربان گاہ کو تباہ کیا انہوں نے نبیوں کو مار ڈا لا۔ صرف میں ہی ایک نبی ہو ں اور اب وہ مجھے مارڈالنے کی کوشش کررہے ہیں۔”
11 تب خدا وند نے ایلیاہ سے کہا ، “جاؤ میرے سامنے پہاڑ پر کھڑے رہو میں تمہارے بغل سے نکلوں گا۔”
My point of view about above verses
Elijah became afraid after killing Jazabel prophets and as She was determined to kill Elijah then God take care of Him through His angel
Elijah ran for his life prayed that he might die – when he lay down angel of Lord touched him and give him food to eat – which he ate and slept again, second time angel touched him again and said eat as the journey you are going take is heavy – so with this food he travelled for 40 days until he reached Horeb, mountain of God – there he went into a cave and spent night there
When Elijah told God that he is the only prophet left in Israelites and now they want to kill me as I have zealous for the God – He said to him go and stand in presence of Lord on a mountain for the Lord is about to pass by
So God never leaves us and help us in distress if our purposes are aligned with His will or purpose
Its God only who is all knowing and He tell us what to do and not we -
- question is are we receptive to listen God so lets be in continous connection with Him to live a life He wants us to live - just to obey Him and wonders happen
May God give us wisdom to understand Him through His Word as He speaks with us through this - and apply it in our lives to have a blissful life on earth
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