The days of Elijah feel like ancient history to us - robes and sandals, fire from heaven, a prophet

The days of Elijah feel like ancient history to us - robes and sandals, fire from heaven, a prophet hiding in caves. It sounds like a world that has nothing to do with ours.

But listen carefully. Look at the text again, and you will see that we are not merely reading history. We are reading the headlines.

Just as in the days of Elijah, there is a spiritual force emerging from the region of Lebanon that seeks to destroy everything Israel is meant to be. Jezebel came from Sidon, in Phoenicia, in the area of modern-day Lebanon, and she brought the worship of Baal with her. The names have changed. The agenda has not.

Just as in the days of Elijah, there is pressure to compromise with a force that has sworn to destroy you—to tolerate Hezbollah entrenched along the northern border, stockpiling its arsenal in the villages of southern Lebanon, and to call that stability. It is a temptation for Israel, which is urged to live with the threat rather than confront it, and for the West, which would rather appease the entity in Lebanon than call it what it is and risk further conflict. Everybody wants the quiet. Nobody wants the cost.

Just as in the days of Elijah, the people waver between two opinions. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah asks them, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” Then comes one of the most sobering lines in Scripture: “But the people answered him not a word.” That silence may still be the loudest sound in the room today - in both Jerusalem and Washington.

And just as in the days of Elijah, God may send His anointed servants straight into the belly of the beast. Think about it. When the famine came, God did not hide Elijah in a safe house in Israel. He sent him north, into Sidon, into the very heartland of Jezebel’s gods, into what is now Lebanon, to live in the home of a poor widow. The prophet of the Lord was sent to dwell in enemy territory, completely exposed and utterly dependent on God for his next meal. God’s safest place for Elijah was the most dangerous address on the map.

People often think the Bible is primarily about people. It is not. It is about God and His character. And the God who was faithful then has not changed one bit. As He declares in Malachi 3:6, “For I am the Lord, I do not change.” That is why your Bible reads so much like a newspaper.

My new book, The Elijah Mandate, draws striking parallels between the political and spiritual world into which Elijah prophesied and the headlines we see today. I believe those parallels will genuinely surprise you. This is not simply a history lesson. It is a mirror.

If you have ever felt pressured to remain silent, watched your nation waver between two opinions, or wondered where courage has gone, this book was written for you.

Because the days of Elijah are not behind us.

They are all around us.

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