“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty m
Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophe
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of th
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the
God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed t
“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made a
As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you
So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I w
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt
So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorro
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant,
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voraciou
Afterward, the prophet approached the king of Israel and said, “Go and strengthen your position, and take note what you
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the
Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire gr