Elijah: The Prophet Child (Young Prophet Series Book 1)

George attempt to get help and eventually succeed. Elias has other pagan associations: The Church teaches that the Malachi prophecy of the return of Elijah was fulfilled on April 3, , when Elijah visited the prophet and founder of the church, Joseph Smith , along with Oliver Cowdery , in the Kirtland Temple as a resurrected being. This experience forms the basis for the church's focus on genealogy and family history and belief in the eternal nature of marriage and families.

In Latter-day Saint theology , the name-title Elias is not always synonymous with Elijah and is often used for people other than the biblical prophet. The spirit of Elias is first, Elijah second, and Messiah last. Elias is a forerunner to prepare the way, and the spirit and power of Elijah is to come after, holding the keys of power, building the Temple to the capstone, placing the seals of the Melchizedek Priesthood upon the house of Israel, and making all things ready; then Messiah comes to His Temple, which is last of all. People to whom the title Elias is applied in Mormonism include Noah , the angel Gabriel who is considered to be the same person as Noah in Mormon doctrine , Elijah, John the Baptist , John the Apostle , and an unspecified man who was a contemporary of Abraham.

Detractors of Mormonism have often alleged that Smith, in whose time and place the King James Version was the only available English translation of the Bible, simply failed to grasp the fact that the Elijah of the Old Testament and the Elias of the New Testament are the same person. The names Elias and Elijah refer to one who prepares the way for the coming of the Lord. This is applicable to John the Baptist coming to prepare the way for the Lord and His baptism; it also refers to Elijah appearing during the transfiguration to prepare for Jesus by restoring keys of sealing power.

Elijah's narrative in the Qur'an and later Muslim tradition resembles closely that in the Hebrew Bible and Muslim literature records Elijah's primary prophesying as taking place during the reign of Ahab and Jezebel as well as Ahaziah. While neither the Bible nor the Qur'an mentions the genealogy of Elijah, some scholars of Islam believe he may have come from the priestly family of the prophet Aaron. Elijah is mentioned in the Quran , where his preaching is recounted in a concise manner. The Quran narrates that Elijah told his people to come to the worship of God and to leave the worship of Baal , the primary idol of the area.

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The Quran states, "Verily Elijah was one of the apostles. When he said to his people: The Quran makes it clear that the majority of Elijah's people denied the prophet and continued to follow idolatry. However, it mentions that a small number of devoted servants of God among them followed Elijah and believed in and worshiped God. The Quran states, "They denied him Elijah , and will surely be brought to punishment, Except the sincere and devoted Servants of God among them. And We left his memory for posterity.

Peace be upon Elijah! This is how We reward those who do good.

He is truly among our believing servants. Abdullah Yusuf Ali says, "The third group consists not of men of action, but Preachers of Truth, who led solitary lives. Zachariah was the father of John the Baptist, who is referenced as "Elias, which was for to come" Matt Muslim literature and tradition recounts that Elijah preached to the Kingdom of Israel , ruled over by Ahab and later his son Ahaziah. He is believed to have been a "prophet of the desert—like John the Baptist ". Muslims believe that it was because the majority of people refused to listen to Elijah that Elisha had to continue preaching the message of God to Israel after him.

Elijah has been the subject of legends and folktales in Muslim culture, usually involving his meeting with Khidr, and in one legend, with Muhammad himself. One hadith reported that Elijah and Khidr met together every year in Jerusalem to go on the pilgrimage to Mecca.

He then translated the supplication in Arabic to a group of visiting scholars:. Will I find that you punish me although you know that I rub my face on Earth to worship you? Will I find that you punish me although you know that I give up sins for you? Will I find that you punish me although you know that I stay awake all night just for you? Although most Muslim scholars believed that Elijah preached in Israel , some early commentators on the Qur'an stated that Elijah was sent to Baalbek , in Lebanon. Scholars who reject identification of Elijah's town with Baalbek further argue that the town of Baalbek is not mentioned with the narrative of Elijah in either the Qur'an or the Hebrew Bible.

That ravens fed Elijah by the brook Chorath has been questioned. The Hebrew text at 1 Kings Alternatives have been proposed for many years; for example Adam Clarke d. The parallelism with the incident that follows, where Elijah is fed by the widow, also suggests a human, if mildly improbable, agent. John Gray chooses Arabs , saying "We adopt this reading solely because of its congruity with the sequel, where Elijah is fed by an alien Phoenician woman.

And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah saying, Go hence and turn eastward and hide thyself in the Wadi Chorath east of the Jordan, and it shall be that thou shalt drink of the wadi, and I have commanded the Arabs to feed thee there. And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah and went and dwelt in the Wadi Chorath east of the Jordan. And the Arabs brought him bread in the morning and flesh in the evening and he would drink of the wadi.

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In the Gospel of John , Jesus says: Traditionally Christianity interprets the "Son of Man" as a title of Jesus, but this has never been an article of faith and there are other interpretations. Further interpreting this quote, some Christians believe that Elijah was not assumed into heaven but simply transferred to another assignment either in heaven [] or with King Jehoram of Judah.

The question of whether Elijah was in heaven or elsewhere on earth depends partly on the view of the letter Jehoram received from Elijah in 2 Chronicles 21 after Elijah had ascended. Some have suggested that the letter was written before Elijah ascended, but only delivered later.

Elijah's name typically occurs in Jewish lists of those who have entered heaven alive. Centuries after his departure the Jewish nation awaits the coming of Elijah to precede the coming of the Messiah. For many Christians this prophecy was fulfilled in the gospels, where he appears during the Transfiguration alongside Moses Matthew Commentators have said that Moses' appearance represented the law, while Elijah's appearance represented the prophets.

The Nation of Islam believes Elijah returned as Elijah Muhammad , black separatist religious leader who claimed to be a "messenger", not a prophet. This is considered less important than their belief that Allah himself showed up in the person of Fard Muhammad , the founder of the group. It differs notably from most beliefs about Elijah, in that his re-appearance is usually the precursor to a greater one's appearance, rather than an afterthought.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the prophet. For other uses, see Elijah disambiguation. Not to be confused with Elisha or Elishah. Raising of the son of the widow of Zarephath. Russian Icon of the Prophet Elijah 12th century, Pskov school. Tretyakov Gallery , Moscow. Prophets in the Quran. Listed by Islamic name and Biblical name. Stories of the Prophets The Three Messengers.

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Both Ahab and Azariah were prone to lapse into the worship of Baal, the sun-god worshipped in Syria. That worship also included the worship of nature-powers and procreative powers, as in the Hindu worship of the Lingam, and led to many abuses. King Ahab had married a princess of Sidon, Jezebel, a wicked woman who led her husband to forsake Allah and adopt Baal-worship.

Eventually, according to the Old Testament 4 Kings, 2: Asad, Commentary on The Islamic Seminary Inc. The Fate of Enoch and Elijah". Josephus' story of the later monarchy: It can be shown that a letter was received by Jehoram, King of Judah, from Elijah, after Elijah was taken to heaven.

Either the letter was written before he went to heaven and delivered by a messenger on earth unlikely , or Elijah was "caught away" as was Philip from the Gaza Road to Azotas, about 17 miles, Acts 8: Elijah had been taken to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha had taken over the duties of Elijah in the reign of Jehoshaphat. Jehoram received a letter from Elijah, the prophet. King Jehoram reigned after Jehoshaphat. A synopsis of criticisms upon those passages , Volume 3, Part 1 p. Retrieved 5 March Retrieved 8 February I say, we don't call the Honorable Elijah Muhammad a Prophet.

Time and Encounter in a Bosnian Landscape. New York and Oxford: Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Israelite prophets in the Torah. Mentioned in the Former Prophets. Italics indicate persons whose status as prophets is not universally accepted. Muslims believe that there were many prophets sent by God to mankind. The Islamic prophets above are only the ones mentioned by name in the Quran.

People and things in the Quran. The names are sorted alphabetically. Saints of the Catholic Church. Matthew Mark Luke John. Military saints Virtuous pagan. Catholicism portal Saints portal. All the books of Enoch Enoch 1, Enoch 2, Enoch 3. Retrieved from " https: Views Read Edit View history. The prophetess Huldah was a relative and contemporary of Jeremiah while the prophets Zephaniah and Isaiah were his mentors.

According to Jeremiah 1: According to the Books of Kings , and Jeremiah, Josiah's reforms were insufficient to save Judah and Jerusalem from destruction, because of the sins of Manasseh , Josiah's grandfather, [19] and Judah's return to Idolatry Jer Such was the lust of the nation for false gods that after Josiah's death, the nation would quickly return to the gods of the surrounding nations. Jeremiah resisted the call by complaining that he was only a child and did not know how to speak. In his early ministry, Jeremiah was primarily a preaching prophet, [30] preaching throughout Israel. Jeremiah's ministry prompted plots against him Jer.

Unhappy with Jeremiah's message, possibly for concern that it would shut down the Anathoth sanctuary, his priestly kin and the men of Anathoth conspired to kill him. However, the Lord revealed the conspiracy to Jeremiah, protected his life, and declared disaster for the men of Anathoth. A priest Pashur the son of ben Immer , a temple official in Jerusalem, had Jeremiah beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin for a day.

After this, Jeremiah expresses lament over the difficulty that speaking God's word has caused him and regrets becoming a laughingstock and the target of mockery. Whilst Jeremiah was prophesying the coming destruction, a number of other prophets were prophesying peace. According to the book of Jeremiah, during the reign of King Zedekiah, The Lord instructed Jeremiah to make a yoke of the message that the nation would be subject to the king of Babylon. The prophet Hananiah opposed Jeremiah's message.

He took the yoke off of Jeremiah's neck, broke it, and prophesied to the priests and all the people that within two years the Lord would break the yoke of the king of Babylon, but the Lord spoke to Jeremiah saying "Go and speak to Hananiah saying, you have broken the yoke of wood, but you have made instead a yoke of iron. Jeremiah was sympathetic to as well as descended from the Northern Kingdom. Many of his first reported oracles are about, and addressed to, the Israelites at Samaria.

He resembles the northern prophet Hosea, in his use of language, and examples of God's relationship to Israel. Hosea seems to have been the first prophet to describe the desired relationship as an example of ancient Israelite marriage, where a man might be polygynous, while a woman was only permitted one husband. Jeremiah often repeats Hosea's marital imagery Jer. The Biblical narrative portrays Jeremiah as being subject to additional persecutions.

After Jeremiah prophesied that Jerusalem would be handed over to the Babylonian army, the king's officials, including Pashur the priest, tried to convince King Zedekiah that Jeremiah should be put to death because he was discouraging the soldiers as well as the people. Zedekiah answered that he would not oppose them.

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Consequently, the king's officials took Jeremiah and put him down into a cistern , where he sank down into the mud. The intent seemed to be to kill Jeremiah by allowing him to starve to death in a manner designed to allow the officials to claim to be innocent of his blood. The Babylonians released Jeremiah, and showed him great kindness, allowing Jeremiah to choose the place of his residence, according to a Babylonian edict. Jeremiah accordingly went to Mizpah in Benjamin with Gedaliah , who had been made governor of Judea. Johanan succeeded Gedaliah , who had been assassinated by an Israelite prince in the pay of Ammon "for working with the Babylonians.

In Jewish rabbinic literature , especially the aggadah , Jeremiah and Moses are often mentioned together; [44] their life and works being presented in parallel lines. The god who listens and starts the fire is the real God. All the people nodded and agreed. So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Get a head start and get your bull ready first. Call on Baal, but do not start the fire yourself. So they picked the best bull and set it on the wood.

Then they began calling on Baal to start the fire. They shouted and danced around the altar yelling to Baal to start the fire. They shouted and shouted from morning till noon with no answer. Around noon Elijah was getting bored but he said to the prophets of Baal, "Maybe you're not shouting loud enough. Maybe your god is busy or sleeping and he can't hear you, you better shout louder. So some of the people ran around screaming to Baal, others were bowing and crying to Baal.

They just couldn't seem to do enough, but nothing happened. The people who believed in Baal had done this all day long and they were very tired. Finally, Elijah called the people over to his altar. He began to make his altar. He took some stones and put them around his altar. Then he built a trench around his altar to hold about a bath tub full of water.

Then Elijah did something very strange. He asked the people to pour water over his bull, the wood and enough water to fill the trenches below the altar. How was God going to start a fire when the whole altar was soaking wet? The people started to giggle and thought for sure that Elijah's God would never be able to start a fire now. After the entire altar was completely soaked Elijah stepped forward and simply prayed: Answer me Lord, so that these people can believe in you once again. Just as Elijah finished his prayer and everyone stood silently watching, fire burst out of the altar and everything was covered in flames.

Every single thing was burnt down to nothing, and all the water was gone. As the people watched completely amazed they began to fall on their knees and cry out, "The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is the real God! Then all the prophets of Baal were taken away and Elijah told Ahab to watch because now that the people didn't worship Baal anymore, the Lord would let it rain. Then Elijah went back to Mount Carmel and prayed to God that the curse would be over and that rain would come. While he was praying he asked his servant to go look towards the sea for a rain cloud. The servant came back and said, "There is nothing in the sky Elijah.

Elijah asked him seven times to keep looking, and the seventh time the servant came back and said, "This time when I went to look there was a very small cloud, as small as a man's fist coming this way. Elijah said to the servant, "Run to Ahab and tell him if he wants to get to his palace in Jezreel he'll have to leave now, the rain is coming.