Story of Elijah | Full episode | 100 Bible Stories

[Music] do [Music] hello kids how are you matthew i'm fine father father you told us that you'll be telling the story of elijah today yes lucy i will tell you the story of elijah today was he father elijah was the first prophet of god prophet yes a prophet was a spokesman of god a defender of the covenant hmm do you remember the story of king solomon yes father you told us a story yesterday yes when solomon became the king his wives introduced idol worship in israel this was a disaster consequently authority became corrupt the poor

and the weak were treated very cruelly worst of them was a king named ahab and his wife jesuba he and most of other people worshipped a god named baal it is during this period when prophets appeared and elijah was the first of such prophets elijah's name meant my god is lord and true to his name he was a man burning in his faith to the lord it all started when god asked elijah to deliver a message to the king [Music] i hear the cries of innocent people everywhere lord anyone who worships you is being slaughtered

what can i do what can i do i've become so old and weak god why are you being so silent elijah huh god elijah fear not i am with you go to neighborhoods vineyard and meet king ahab there i will lord i will go and meet him please my king i have done nothing wrong nothing wrong you say how about worshiping false gods no my lord i worship only one true god the god of israel huh how dare you don't you know that baal is the one true god take him away and kill him and

kill everyone who doesn't worship our great god val no please don't no come here you fool [Music] [Applause] the vineyard is beautiful jezebel's idea worked all we had to do was to accuse naboth falsely the owner of this wineyard and then kill him and and now this whole wine here is mine brilliant ahab you are the curse of israel huh who was that who are you my name is elijah i have come here to deliver a message from god what is that you have done what is displeasing to me you fill the land with idols

and led israel into sin [Music] you deny justice to the poor you committed a murder and now you are taking his property as well i will bring disaster on your family your children will be eaten by vultures and dogs will eat your wife jezebel i'm sorry i have sinned please please pray that the lord may forgive me please no you have no forgiveness you have defiled the land with idols no reigns will fall on this land until i say let your bell give you the crops after announcing the judgment of god elijah turned and walked

away elijah knew that if he was found then he would get killed so he went into the wilderness and he hid himself near a stream [Music] king ahab returned to the palace and told his wife jessica everything what had happened i i don't know what to do that prophet his words frighten [Music] me don't be a fool dear you know that it is belle who sends the rain and gives us good crops but there's nothing to worry about if it's still troubling you then we will offer special sacrifices to baal from tomorrow but that prophet

his words are still haunting me what was his name i'll send soldiers to catch that old fool we will let the people watch as he's been sacrificed to pal ha i i don't think we can find him nobody knows where he comes and where he goes listen to me dear i think it's better for us to repent and turn to the god of israel never there will be no god but baal i will find that old man even if he's hiding under the earth i will find him and kill him huh jezebel sent her soldiers

everywhere in search of elijah but nobody could find him in the meantime just like god told ahab a severe drought came over the land trees and plants dried up but god took care of elijah he drank water from the stream and crows brought him bread [Music] praise and glory to the lord who provides me with bread and water the drought became so harsh that the crops died up and the cattle began to die too [Music] jezebel thought bal would be pleased by human sacrifices and send rain so she started sacrificing the israelites one by one

mother help me no go away [Music] mother help me [Music] how long my lord how long poor people are starving to death the blood of your faithful servants is flooding baal's altar why are you silent my lord elijah huh yes my lord you must go to sarupta inside and there a widow will give you food the stream is going to dry up yes my lord i will heeding god's words elijah left the forest and left for saraptha he walked for many days without food and water and finally he arrived at the village of saratha is

this the village of saraptha yes who are you you look tired i have been walking for many days can you can you please give me morsel of bread and some water to drink please [Music] i all we have is flour left for just one bread and little oil i i was going to bake it and eat it with my son before we die don't worry go home and make food for you and your son but first make a small loaf of bread for me and bring it to me the lord has told me that if

you do this your jar will never go empty and the jug of oil will never go dry huh i will come back in a while then [Music] so the old woman went home and did as elijah told her the jar was refilled with floor and the jug never ran out of oil [Music] but it's a miracle [Music] god worked miracle for them and they never ran out of food for many days the bin of floor was never used up nor did the jug of oil elijah lived with them as long as the drought lasted but

one day no my son what happened why are you crying my son he he what happened tell me he he died today he was sick for many days do not worry your son will live let me go to him [Music] lord my god hear your servant's prayer you are the refuge of the poor and the father of the orphans let this child live again the lord heard elijah's prayers the soul of the child came back to him and he was alive again huh what happened [Music] you are alive my son mother my son you are

back thank you god thank you now i know that the word of the lord in your mouth is the truth after three and a half years of drought god ordered elijah to return to israel king ahab met him at the city gate you are the curse of israel how dare you come back to israel you're so angry didn't your god battle give you any reigns yet it's all because of you it's all your tricks the people are suffering because of you [Music] then listen to me gather all the people of israel on mount carmel tomorrow

huh you must invite all the priests and prophets of baal too what are you going to do you will see that tomorrow the people of israel assembled at mount carmel the next day all the priests and prophets of baal were there too there were as many as 850 of them present there how long are you going to worship two different gods how long will you keep changing your mind if the lord is god follow him but if baal is god then you follow him [Music] this is what we are going to do i am the

only prophet left of the lord and baal has over 850 [Music] get two bulls and place one on each altar but do not light the fire whoever sends the fire to consume the sacrifice will be the one true god that's a great idea yes we'll know who is true god today what does he think he's doing he is challenging us what if we fail yes i'm scared the king will kill us if we fail what are you afraid of get the bulls prove that baal is your true god prophet elijah looks so confident look at

the priest of val they are shaking like leaves well there are about eight hundred of balls priest here let them start first bring the balls bell's priest prepared the altar delay the wood cut up the bull and laid placed it on the altar then they started calling out to bal their god lord bell sit down the fire fire fire fire gold bell fire my god i hope this works what happened your god is not hearing your press call louder maybe he's sleeping or must have gone out for a walk shout louder the priests shouted and

danced around the altar yelling to bell to start the fire they shouted and shouted from morning to noon with no answer why isn't our god sending the fire is it maybe he isn't the true god at all let's see if elijah's god sends the fire elijah's altar finally elijah called the people over to his altar he began to make his altar he placed the woods took some stones and put them around his altar then elijah did something very strange he asked the people to pour water over his bull and the wood huh did he just

ask us to pour water over his altar yeah how will the wood burn if we pour water on them he is a fool if bell can't help us then how can his god send the fire [Music] people did as elijah said they poured water over the woods and the bull everything now was soaked in water [Music] after the entire altar was soaked elijah stepped forward and simply prayed oh lord god of abraham isaac and israel show us today that you are the real god of israel and that all i have done is obeyed you show

your power to these wavering people let them see that you are the one true god just as elijah finished his prayer fire burst out of the altar and everything was covered in flames every single thing was burned down to nothing and even the water in the trenches were gone huh the people watched completely amazed and they began to fall on their knees the lord he is god the lord he is real god we are sorry lord you are the true god what how did that happen run run for your lives catch the priest of baal

let no one escape kill them kill them all run away if you want to save yourself ahab escaped from there and reached the palace he explained what took place at mount carmel jezebel grew furious when she heard that all the priests of bal had been killed how could you let that happen i'm sorry dear i couldn't do anything i i swear by baal whom i worship that elijah will be dead by tomorrow elijah knew that jezebel would send men to kill him he fled into the wilderness he was tired and took rest under a tree

lord god i can do no more i'm sorry i'm no better than my forefathers who were killed let me die too elijah fell asleep under that tree but sometime late an angel of god woke him up elijah get up and eat you still have a long way to go he was strengthened by the bread and water he then walked for 40 days and 40 nights to reach mount horeb this is the mountain of the lord the mountain abraham climbed to sacrifice isaac the mountain where god made the covenant with israel i need to go up

and hide myself there elijah climbed up the mountain and he hid himself inside one of the caves he stayed there for many days suddenly an earthquake took place huh what's happening this was followed by a stop and a fire ah ah this was then followed by a gentle breeze elijah then walked to the entrance of the cave god what's happening elijah what are you doing here my lord all your prophets have been killed only i am left now and the soldiers are hunting for me too elijah there are still 7 000 people in israel who

haven't bend their knees before battle go back to israel anoint elisha to be your successor i'm going to execute what i said against ahab as commanded by the lord elijah returned to israel for his revolutionary mission he must be elisha [Music] did a half die has god had warned yes i have been to war against ben hadad king of syria he was mortally wounded in the war and he died later on and what happened to jezebel she died too as god had warned and because of the sins she had committed her body was eaten by

dogs now shall i start with the questions yes all right now tell me what the name elijah meant the name elijah means my lord is my god that's correct lucy who was the king of israel during those times ahab was the king of israel and his wife was jezebel that's right matthew very good now who can tell me why elijah had to escape from israel the first time elijah had warned the king about the judgment of god when jezebel heard about this she got really angry and she sent soldiers to kill elijah that's right again

lucy what did elijah do to prove that the lord god was the true god of israel elijah and the priests placed their sacrifices on different altars and waited for the god to send the fire elijah said that whichever god sends a fire will be the true god of israel very good george and matthew you tell me whose sacrifice was lit by fire sent by god god consumed elijah's offering by sending fire from the heaven that's right again matu very good that's all for today children now i shall see you tomorrow with the next story the

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