Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: "Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. Say to him, 'this is what the LORD says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?' Then say to him, 'this is what the LORD says:’ I 1 Kings 21:17 – 19 (NIV)
When we read the story of Elijah we have the tendency to think of him as a spiritual giant and when the Lord spoke to him about Naboth Elijah immediately responded and went to confront the King. However, I know that Elijah suffered many of the same fears that we do and I am sure he wrestled in prayer about the confrontation. However, Elijah was convinced that God had called him to bring Israel back to God so he went to meet the king.
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