People
Elijah in 1 Kings 17
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This person shows up in 1 Kings 17:1: “Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
1 Kings 17:1
“Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.””
What kids can learn
When you hear elijah in 1 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Kings 17:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 17:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ElijahtheTishbite,whowasoneofthesettlersofGilead,toAhab,“AsYahweh,theGodoflives,beforewhomIstand,shallnotbedewnorraintheseyears,butaccordingtomyword.”