Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

This is a passage that has often been misread. Too many commentators and preachers have tried to psychologize Elijah. They think that Elijah is whining – and that God is rebuking Elijah for self-pity. Baloney. Elijah is not whining. He is complaining! If you would learn to complain well to God – then listen to Elijah! And further, where in this passage do you hear the slightest hint of rebuke? If you would learn to listen well to God – then you may also take comfort from the gentleness and kindness of Elijah's God!). Dale Ralph Davis says it well (268): "I would far rather fall into the hands of Elijah's God than into the clutches of his interpreters." After all, what do you do when God's purposes for history are going backward? God's purposes for history, after all, are centered around the establishment of his kingdom. Jesus himself said, "The gates of hell will not prevail against my church." So what do you do when the gates of hell prevail? That is the situation that Elijah is facing. I did what you told