John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 19:3
1Ki 19:3 And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there. Ver. 3. That he arose and went for his life. ] But better he had stood to his task as a prophet, and answered as Chrysostom did when Eudoxia the Empress threatened him, Go tell her, said he, nil nisi peccatum timeo, I fear nothing but sin; or as Basil did when Valens, the Arian Emperor, sent him word he would be the death of him, I would he would,... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Kings 19:3-18
1 Kings 19:3-18He arose and went for his life.The flight into the wildernessThis is a sad sequel to the triumph on Mount Carmel. Elijah had forgotten Jezebel. Not present herself on Mount Carmel, she had received with sceptical scorn the reports which had reached her. The fire from heaven she looked upon as a mere conjurer’s trick. The rain following the prophet’s prayer was a mere coincidence, and, like all others who speak so glibly of coincidences, she never asked what power had made the two... read more