1 Kings 18:7

“And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?”

"And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?" - 1 Kings 18:7
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What does 1 Kings 18:7 mean?

The verse 1 Kings 18:7 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?" This verse is part of the larger narrative of the Old Testament that…

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In the Presence of the Divine: A Reflection on 1 Kings 18:7

The verse from 1 Kings 18:7 reads, "And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?" This moment presents a powerful intersection of faith, fear, recognition, and divine appointment. To…

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A Prayer for Divine Encounters and Spiritual Assurance

O Lord of Hosts, the God of all creation, we gather before Your throne of grace with hearts filled with reverence and awe. As we reflect upon the sacred words of Scripture, particularly the passage found in 1 Kings 18:7, we stand in wonder at the divine encounters between Your…

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1 Kings 18:7 - "¶ And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?"
1 Kings 7:18 - "And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter."
1 Kings 19:1-18
1 Kings 4:18 - "Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:"
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
2 Kings 18:7 - "And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not."
2 Kings 1:18 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:18 - "And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:"
1 Kings 7:27-38
1 kings 8:7
1 kings 7:8
1 kings 8:7
1 Kings 8:7
1 Kings 10:18 - "¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold."
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
1 Kings 7:27-38
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 7:43 - "And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;"
1 Kings 18:2 - "And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
1 Kings 7:13 - "¶ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre."
1 Kings 18:35 - "And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water."
1 Kings 18:11 - "And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here."
1 Kings 7:44 - "And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;"
1 Kings 18:18 - "And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim."
"Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:" - 1 Kings 4:18
"And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land," - 1 Kings 9:18
1 Chronicles 7:18 - "And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah."
1 Kings 1:7 - "And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him."
2 Kings 7:18 - "And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:"