 I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left ; and they seek my life, to take it away.  Manual of Bible history. Gradation 1-3 - Page 162by Charles Baker - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Witness Lee - 2001 - 266 pages
...time of Elijah. Elijah said to the Lord, "I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away" (1 Kings 19:14). The Lord replied, "Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which... | |
 | Jacob Neusner - 2001 - 342 pages
...in his zeal denounced Israel, saying, "I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword" (I Kings 19:14), was dismissed with the answer, "I have no desire in thy prophecy"; and his prophetic... | |
 | Paul Copan, Craig A. Evans - 2001 - 230 pages
...for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy rophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." 1 Kings 19:9-14 RSV This passage stands behind the story told in a medieval document, Pirke deRabbi... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 648 pages
...and again, each time putting the emphasis on a different word. Then listen to Elijah's dismal reply: "I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts:...only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away" ( 19:10) . And as though once were not enough, he repeated all that a few minutes later (19:14). The... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 296 pages
...he gave the same answer word for word. "I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away" (I Kings 19:14). Suddenly there came a new command from Him who would not be denied. "Anoint Hazael... | |
 | John C. Dancy - 2001 - 804 pages
...for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and...left; and they seek my life, to take it away.' • And he said, 'Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD.' I Elijah at Mount Horeb The first two... | |
 | Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis - 1996 - 678 pages
...for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and...am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." (i Kings 19:8-10) While Elijah was fed miraculously with material nourishment, Jesus' food is "to do... | |
 | Don Harris - 2003 - 505 pages
...their plight and toil was even harder to bear when 142 1 Kings 19:10, "... fijr the children of Israd have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the swont and I, even I only, am lei; and they seek my life, to take it away." 143 Matthew 20:1 compared... | |
 | Larry D. Rudder - 2004 - 156 pages
...behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? "And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of...left; and they seek my life, to take it away. "And he [God] said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by,... | |
 | Sandra Querin - 2004 - 164 pages
...going to maintain his ways. Elijah said, "I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant,...only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away" ( 1 Ki. 19:14). In other words, Elijah was saying "There are reasons for my behavior. This is the way... | |
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