1 Kings 19:9-18
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XXXVII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- IV.XX.10, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XV, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
- IV.23, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- 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.
- "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."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "God's faithful ones are often his hidden ones."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "If they persecute you in one city flee into another."
- 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."
- "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."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
1 Kings 19:9-18, Michael J. Chan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
- "Key to understanding 1 Kings 19:9-18 is recognizing that Elijah walks an ancient path, one taken by Moses himself..."
- Commentary,
1 Kings 19:9-18, Wil Gafney, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
- "He accepts his assignment from God, knowing that his time as God's prophet is drawing to an end, not knowing what that end will be."
- 1 Kings 19:9-18, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- "Elijah: 'The Troubler of Israel," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2008.
-
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."
-
"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?"
- "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?"
- "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."
- 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?"
-
"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."
- Commentary,
1 Kings 19:9-18, Michael J. Chan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
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Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Britt, Brian,
"Prophetic Concealment in a Biblical Type Scene," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - 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 ATLASerial- Herr, Denise Dick,
"Variations of a Pattern: 1 Kings 19," Journal of Biblical
Literature, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial
- 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 ATLASerial - 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 ATLASerial - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 92.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Rowold, Henry, "Homiletical
Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2007.
(Section on this text begins on p. 204)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerial - Sandoval, Timothy J., "A prophet's (re-)call and recollection: the case of Elijah in 1 Kings 19, Chicago Theological Seminary Register, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Simundson, Daniel
J., "Comfort and Challenge: Prophetic Preaching in Pentecost," Word &
World, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASeria - Stuart, Douglas K., "David's 'lamp' and a 'still small voice'," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2014.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Britt, Brian,
"Prophetic Concealment in a Biblical Type Scene," Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2002.
- 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.
- "Elijah Leaves Footsteps for Jesus to Follow," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art: Elijah, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
- Hymns and Music:
- At Oremus Hymnal:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Kings 19:11, 12. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 1 Kings
