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1 Kings 17:22 "And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came unto him again, and he 'revived (came to life)."

Elijah- A True Prophet of God

     One thing Elijah had was an Open Heaven. That means when Elijah prayed heaven heard and heaven answered. What he said came to pass. If you haven't read part 1 about Elijah I encourage you to read it. I think you will be blessed. I talked about how God provided for Elijah at the brook Cherith. God told him to drink from the brook and God told him he commanded the ravens to feed him there. In the process of time, the brook dried up, because Elijah spoke there would be no rain except according to his word. So there was a drought. When Elijah first came on the scene he was sent by God to the wicked King Ahab to tell him there would be no dew nor rain until Elijah said so. The brook dried up that Elijah was drinking from because there was no rain. We talked also about how God then instructed him to go to Zarephath. He told him he commanded a widow woman there to feed and sustain him. God blessed them there and the widow woman never ran out of food, during the drought. This is where I left off. After those days it came to pass that the widow woman's son became sick that there was no breath left in him. He died. She took her son to Elijah. 1 Kings 17:18 "And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?" Elijah took her son from her and carried him to a loft and laid him upon his own bed. v. 20. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 21. And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come unto him again. 22. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he 'revived (came to life). Elijah came down out of the chamber and delivered him unto his mother and he said, See, thy son lives. Listen to what the woman says to Elijah. In verse 24 "And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this, I know that thou art a 'man (prophet) of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth."

John Hain