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Ethan: Welcome To Immerse: The
Daily Bible Reading Experience.

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Day 200 and 23

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Ahab son of Amri began to rule
over Israel in the 38th year

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of King a's Reign in Judah.

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He reigned in Samaria 22 years,
but Ahab son of Amri did what was

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evil in the Lord's sight, even more
than any of the kings before him.

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And as though it were not enough to
follow the sinful example of Jar Boem.

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He married Jezebel, the daughter
of King f Baal of the Ians, and he

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began to bow down in worship of Baal.

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First Ahab built a temple and
an altar for Baal in Samaria.

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Then he set up in a Shira poll.

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He did more to provoke the anger of
the Lord, the God of Israel than any of

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the other kings of Israel before him.

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It was during his reign, that heel,
a man from Bethel rebuilt Jericho

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when he laid its foundations.

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It cost him the life of
his oldest son, ab Byrum.

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And when he completed it and set
up its gates, it cost him the

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life of his youngest son, Sega.

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This all happened according
to the message from the Lord.

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Concerning Jericho spoken
by Joshua, son of none.

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Now Elijah, who is from Tishbe in Gilead,
told King Ahab, as surely as the Lord,

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the God of Israel lives the God I serve.

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There will be no de or reign during the
next few years until I give the word.

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Then the Lord said to Elijah, go to
the east and hide by Kieth Brook near

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where it enters the Jordan River.

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Drink from the brook and eat
what the Ravens bring you for.

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I've commanded them to bring you food.

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So Elijah did as the Lord told
him and camped beside Kieth

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brook east of the Jordan.

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The Ravens brought him bread and
meat each morning and evening, and

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he drank from the brook, but after a
while, the brook dried up for there

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was no rainfall anywhere in the land.

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Then the Lord said to Elijah,
Go and live in the village of

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Zarephath near the city of Siden.

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I have instructed a
widow there to feed you.

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So he went to Zarephath.

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As he arrived at the gates of the
village, he saw a widow gathering

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sticks, and he asked her, would you
please bring me a little water in

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a cup as she was going to get it?

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He called to her, bring
me a bite of bread too.

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But she said, I swear by the Lord
your God, that I don't have a

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single piece of bread in the house.

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And I have only a handful of flour
left in the jar and a little cooking

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oil in the bottom of the jug.

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I was just gathering a few
sticks to cook this last meal,

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and then my son and I will die.

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But Elijah said to her, don't be afraid.

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Go ahead and do just what you've said,
but make a little bread for me first.

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Then use what's left to prepare a meal
for yourself and your son for this is

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what the Lord the God of Israel says.

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There will always be flour and
olive oil left in your containers

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until the time when the Lord sends
rain and the crops grow again.

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So she did as Elijah said, and
she and Elijah and her family

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continued to eat for many days.

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There was always enough flour and olive
oil left in the containers just as

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the Lord had promised through Elijah.

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Sometime later, the
woman's son became sick.

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He grew worse and worse,
and finally he died.

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Then she said to Elijah, oh man
of God, what have you done to me?

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Have you come here to point
out my sins and kill my son.

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But Elijah replied, give me your son.

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And he took the child's body from
her arms, carried him up the stairs

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to the room where he was staying,
and laid the body on his bed.

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Then Elijah cried out to the Lord.

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Oh Lord, my God.

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Why have you brought tragedy to
this widow who has opened her

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home to me causing her son to die?

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And he stretched himself out over
the child three times and cried out

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to the Lord, oh Lord, my God, please
let this child's life return to him.

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The Lord heard Elijah's prayer and the
life of the child returned and he revived.

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Then Elijah brought him down from the
upper room and gave him to his mother.

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Look.

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He said, your son is alive.

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Then the woman told Elijah, now I know
for sure that you are a man of God and

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that the Lord truly speaks through you.

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Later on in the third year of the
drought, the Lord said to Elijah, go

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and present yourself to King Ahab.

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Tell him that I will soon send rain.

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So Elijah went to appear before Ahab.

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Meanwhile, the famine had
become very severe in Samaria.

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So Ahab summoned Obadiah who
was in charge of the palace.

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Obadiah was a devoted
follower of the Lord.

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Once when Jezebel had tried to kill
all the Lord's prophets, Obadiah

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had hidden 100 of them in two caves.

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He put 50 profits in each cave and
supplied them with food and water.

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Ahab said to Obadiah, we must check
every spring and valley in the land to

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see if we can find enough grass to save
at least some of my horses and mules.

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So they divided the land between them.

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Ahab went one way by himself, and
Obadiah went another way by himself.

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As Obadiah was walking along, he
suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him.

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Obadiah recognized him at once and
bowed low to the ground before him.

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Is it really you, my lord, Elijah?

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He asked.

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Yes it is.

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Elijah replied.

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Now go and tell your master.

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Elijah is here.

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Oh, sir.

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Oh, Obadiah protested.

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What harm have I done to you
that you are sending me to my

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death at the hands of Ahab?

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For I swear by the Lord your God, that the
king has searched every nation and kingdom

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on earth from end to end to find you.

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And each time he was
told, Elijah isn't here.

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King Ahab forced the king of that nation
to swear to the truth of his claim.

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And now you say, go and tell your
master, Elijah is here, but as

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soon as I leave you, the spirit
of the Lord will carry you away.

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To who knows where.

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When Ahab comes and cannot
find you, he will kill me.

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Yet I have been a true servant
of the Lord all my life.

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Has no one told you, my Lord.

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About the time when Jezebel was
trying to kill the Lord's prophets,

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I hid 100 of them in two caves and
supplied them with food and water.

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And now you say, go and tell
your master Elijah is here.

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Sir, if I do that, Ahab
will certainly kill me.

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But Elijah said.

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I swear by the Lord Almighty in
whose presence I stand, that I will

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present myself to Ahab this very day.

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So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah
had come and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

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When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed.

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So is it really you, you
troublemaker of Israel?

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I have made no trouble for Israel.

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Elijah replied, you and your
family are the troublemakers.

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For you have refused to obey the
commands of the Lord and have

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worshiped the images of Baal.

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Instead now summon all Israel to join
me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450

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prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of
as Shira, who are supported by Jezebel.

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This concludes today's
immerse reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.