A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                  ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL PART II

"I, Elijah, the prophet of God, have just come back from a meeting with king Ahab. It was a very unpleasant meeting to say the least.... That is not too surprising for I had to tell him God is going to send a drought in the land..... King Ahab did not take kindly to my words.... In fact, I could see his anger rising up within him as I was sharing my message with him.... So I left as soon as I had told him the bad news... There was no point in hanging around any longer.... Who knows what he may want to do to me as the bearer of this bad news.... Of course, I am not responsible for this drought.... He is responsible for this drought.... He has made God very angry by his willful disobedience.... But the king will still blame me, I am quite sure.... I may, therefore, have to go into hiding... The Lord will show me where to go.... He has always taken care of me.... I am sure He will continue to do so.".... Please read the typed out attachment when God directs the prophet Elijah to a safe place....


              ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                              ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL PART II

The Lord knows that the prophet Elijah needs protection from a very angry king Ahab and gives him clear instructions as to where he is to hide as you can read in I Kings 17:2-6

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, "Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there." So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook."

The Lord made sure Elijah had water to drink by sending him to a brook. And He arranged for him to be fed as well.