Series 12

STUDIES IN THE LIFE OF ELIJAH – by Francis Dixon

Study 1 ELIJAH, THE MAN AND HIS MINISTRY

(Scripture Portions: 1 Kings 16: 28-34; 17:1; James 5: 17-18) Elijah was a mighty man of God - in some respects the greatest of all the prophets since Moses and until the advent of John…

Study 10 WHERE NOW IS THE LORD,THE GOD OF ELIJAH ?

(Scripture Portions: 2 Kings 2: 14-17; Luke 9: 28-36) Elisha was Elijah’s successor. For nine years he had understudied and worked with his master. Now Elijah had gone, and one question burned in Elisha’s mind…

Study 2 HIDDEN BY THE BROOK CHERITH

(Scripture Portions: 1 Kings 17: 2-7; Psalm 34: 1-10) The announcement to Ahab that there would be no rain (1 Kings 17:1) was a terrible one for Elijah to have to make. Yet he had…

Study 3 IN THE WIDOW’S HOUSE AT ZAREPHATH

(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 17: 8-16) There are three matters that constantly exercise God’s people. The first has to do with God’s guidance. ”Does God guide?” we ask. In these studies we see clearly that…

Study 4 RAISING THE WIDOW’S SON

(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 17: 17-24) Now that Elijah was safely installed in her home and God was daily providing for all their needs, it would have been easy for the widow of Zarephath to…

Study 5 THE CHALLENGE ON MOUNT CARMEL

(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 18: 17-40) The Holy Spirit has certainly led the writer to give us a vivid and dramatic record of Elijah’s great challenge on Mount Carmel. He is there in the presence…

Study 6 A SOUND OF ABUNDANCE OF RAIN

(Scripture Portions: 1 Kings 18: 41-46; James 5: 16-18 When Elijah told Ahab that there was a sound of abundance of rain (KJV), there had as yet been no sound audible to the human ear….

Study 7 WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ELIJAH?

(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 19: 1-18) Our studies thus far have shown Elijah to be a man of deep devotion, unquestioning obedience and daring faith. But then there comes a chapter describing breakdown, humiliating failure…

Study 8 THE STORY OF NABOTH’S VINEYARD

(Scripture Portions: 1 Kings 21: 1-29; 2 Kings 9: 30-37) This solemn story reveals two things of which we need to be reminded constantly, which are always true but which we so quickly forget: first,…

Study 9 THE HOME-GOING OF A SERVANT OF GOD

(Scripture Portion: 2 Kings 2: 1-15) As believers (Ephesians 1:13), those who are redeemed by the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19), we have a glorious prospect. At present we live in the body,…