CHAPTER ELEVEN/He Watched and He Waited

 ELIJAH longed to be alone with his heavenly Father. But the throngs of people around him had just seen this true prophet call down fire from the heaven, and many of the people were no doubt eager to curry favor with him. Before Elijah could ascend to the heights of Mount Carmel and approach Jehovah in private prayer, he faced an unpleasant task. He had to speak to King Ahab.

The two men could hardly have been more different. Ahab, bedecked in royal finery, was a greedy, weak-willed apostate. Elijah wore the official garb of a prophet-a simple, rustic robe, possible of animal skin or woven camel or goat hair. He was a man of great courage, integrity, and faith. The day that was now drawing to a close had revealed much about the character of each man.

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