Study Desk

I am 80 years old! I am too old to tell what is bad or good. I cannot taste what I eat or drink or hear the voices of men and women singers. Why should you want to be bothered with me?

Joab went to talk with the woman. She asked him, "Are you Joab?" Joab answered, "Yes, I am." Then the woman said, "Listen to me." Joab said, "I am listening."

I am one of many peaceful, loyal people in this town. You are trying to destroy an important city of Israel. Why do you want to destroy something that belongs to the Lord ?"

He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. He is my shield; by his power I am saved. He is my hiding place, my place of safety, high in the hills. He is my savior, the one who rescues me from the cruel enemy.

The Lord rewarded me for doing what is right. He was good to me because I am innocent.

So the Lord rewarded me for doing what is right. He could see that I am innocent.

"I am about to die, like all men must. But you are growing stronger and becoming a man.

Lord my God, you have made me the king in my father's place, but I am like a small child. I don't have the wisdom I need to do what I must do.

I am your servant here among your chosen people. There are so many that they cannot be counted.

"So the Lord has kept his promises. I am the king now in place of my father David. I rule the people of Israel as the Lord promised. And I have built the Temple for the Lord , the God of Israel.

But please listen to my prayer and my request. I am your servant, and you are the Lord my God. Hear this prayer that I am praying to you today.

The old prophet went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked him, "Are you the man of God who just came from Judah?" The man of God answered, "Yes, I am."

The old prophet lied to him and said, "But I am a prophet like you. And an angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you home and give you something to eat and drink."

The old prophet buried the man in his own family grave. The old prophet cried for him and said, "Oh, my brother, I am sorry for you."

Asa sent this message: "My father and your father had a peace agreement. Now I want to make a peace agreement with you. I am sending you this gift of gold and silver. Please break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel and make him leave us alone."

Elijah answered, "Yes, it is me. Now, go and tell your master, the king, that I am here."

So Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

At about the time for the afternoon sacrifice, the prophet Elijah approached the altar and prayed, " Lord , the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I ask you now to prove that you are the God of Israel and that I am your servant. Show these people that it was you who commanded me to do all these things.

and walked for a whole day into the desert. Then he sat down under a bush and asked to die. He said, "I have had enough, Lord ! Take my life. I am no better than my ancestors."

Elijah answered, " Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you the best I can, but the Israelites have broken their agreement with you. They destroyed your altars and killed your prophets. I am the only prophet left alive, and now they are trying to kill me!"