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1Kings 17:1 The name “Elijah” means “Yahweh is my God”. It is very common for the names of biblical characters to indicate the purpose of their lives. For example, Jesus’ name means “God saves”, which was Jesus’ mission, to save us humans. Elijah’s name thus becomes a clear signal to the people of Israel to stop worshipping Baal and return …
1Sam 22:1 David went from being a celebrated hero to having to flee in haste and hide in a cave. He has recently been anointed the future king of Israel, killed Goliath, become commander of Israel’s army, defeated the Philistines, married the king’s daughter and made a covenant with the king’s son Jonathan. But now he has fallen out of …
Ex 2:11-12 Moses was at this time 40 years old and a very learned man. He was Pharaoh’s grandson (Heb 11:24-29) and had been “taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians” at the Egyptian court (Acts 7:22-23), while his Hebrew mother had told him of his Hebrew background. The Egyptians were a very racist people at this time. For example, …