Elijah Flees to Mt. Sinai

April 18, 2025

A scheduled study for today includes 1 Kings 19, the chapter which follows the triumph on Mt. Carmel (1 Kings 18) which showed that Elijah was the true servant of God, and Yahweh was the true God; Baal was nothing! But in 1 Kings 19, a discouraged Elijah leaves Jezebel & Ahab’s jurisdiction (northern Kingdom of Israel) and travels hundreds of miles south.

1 Kings 19:3 notes that he first traveled as far as Beersheba, which was the southernmost extent of Judah’s border.

After some food and rest, Elijah continued his journey down to Mt. Sinai, here designated as “Horeb, the mountain of God” (1 Kings 19:8). Earlier at Mt. Sinai when God brought Israel out of Egypt by His servant Moses, He gave the Israelites the 10 Commandments (along with the other laws and ordinances) to Israel. (Note rendering of NLT is “Mount Sinai.”).

Traditional Mt. Sinai is at the top center. Photo ©Leon Mauldin.

Perhaps these visuals may be of help in your study/teaching of this chapter.

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