Bible Stories About Elijah

Elijah called down fire from heaven and then ran for his life the next day. James says he was “a man subject to like passions as we are.” His story shows what God can do through an ordinary person who prays.

An Ordinary Man Who Prayed
1 Kings 17:1–7; 18:41–46; James 5:17–18 · Book 1, Day 10
Israel had turned away from God to worship Baal, the false god people believed controlled the rain. So a prophet named Elijah walked into the palace of…
Thy Son Liveth
1 Kings 17:8–24 · Book 3, Day 18
During a long famine, God sent the prophet Elijah to the town of Zarephath, where a widow lived with her young son. She had been down to her last…
A Hundred Men in a Cave
1 Kings 18:1–16 · Book 7, Day 10
Ahab was one of the worst kings Israel ever had, and his wife Jezebel was even worse. She hunted down the prophets of the Lord and killed them. But in…
Fire on Mount Carmel
1 Kings 18:17–39 · Book 5, Day 16
After three years without rain, the prophet Elijah challenged King Ahab to a contest on Mount Carmel. Bring all the people, he said, and the 450…
The Still Small Voice
1 Kings 19:1–18 · Book 1, Day 11
Elijah had just seen one of the greatest victories in the Bible. On Mount Carmel, God sent fire from heaven, and the rain returned after three and a…
The Double Portion
2 Kings 2:1–15 · Book 6, Day 18
Elijah’s time on earth was coming to an end, and everyone seemed to know it. As Elijah and his young helper Elisha walked from town to town, groups of…
Hear Ye Him
Matthew 17:1–9 · Book 4, Day 26
Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain by themselves. There, He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His…

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