For November 6, 2026
The Battle Of The Gods: Elijah I by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
~ Early Signs of War ~
A SCENE TAKES PLACE near the end of a three-year drought that the Lord has inflicted on the land of Israel through the prophecy of Elijah. “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” (1 Kings 17:1) Ahab is the reigning king, and his propensity for evil had stirred the ire of the Lord. The drought ravaged the crops in Israel, severely straining the revenues of the king, who holds great animosity towards Elijah and wants him dead. God protects his prophet: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” (1 Kings 17:3-4) For the entire period of the drought, the Lord continually shelters Elijah from Ahab’s attempts to find and kill him.