1 Kings 17:17-30
17 And it came to pass after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 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? 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 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 into him again. 22 And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.
Emotional Crossroads
The COMMOTION of UNRESTRAINED EMOTION
Her RESPONSE exposes HER LACK OF FAITH
ANGER
1 Kings 17:18
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?
SARCASM
1 Kings 17:18
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?
HAUNTING GUILT
1 Kings 17:18
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?
IRRATIONAL
1 Kings 17:18
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?
RELATIONSHIPS Are FRACTURED
- Veneer
- Disillusion
- Reality
REASONS for Crisis are never FULLY known.
EMOTIONS controlled by UNRIVALED DEVOTION
Elijah’s REACTION
Disconnects from the Commotion
1 Kings 17:19a
19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom,
Displays Emotion without Commotion
1 Kings 17:20
19b … and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 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,…
Displays Unrivaled Devotion
1 Kings 17:20a
….he cried unto the Lord and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn,…
Elijah’s REQUEST
1 Kings 17:20
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?
- He Believes Regardless of the Reason for the Crisis
- He Prays without Panic
- He Accepts What he doesn’t Understand