Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 19:1-21
1 Kings 19:1-Ecclesiastes : . Elijah’ s Flight to Horeb. His Commission.— Jezebel, it will be noticed, can do no more than threaten Elijah: her power is limited. Elijah escapes to the southern extremity of Judah, to Beersheba, a sacred place of pilgrimage frequented ( Amos 5:5; Amos 8:14) even by N. Israelites. In the desert, under a juniper or broom tree, he received his vision ( 1 Kings 19:5), and went to Horeb, the “ Mount of God.” Horeb is Sinai: the name is employed in the N. Israelite... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 19:1-21
The Reign Of Ahab King Of Israel c. 872-851 BC (1 Kings 16:29 to 1 Kings 22:40 ). The reigns of the previous seven kings of Judah and Israel have been covered in a short space (1 Kings 15:1 to 1 Kings 16:28). The reign of Ahab will now take up almost the whole of the remainder of 1 Kings (from 1 Kings 16:29 to 1 Kings 22:40). This, however, was not due to the importance of Ahab politically, but occurs because he was in continual conflict with the prophets of YHWH. It was these conflicts... read more