TY - BOOK AU - Veer,M.B.van't. TI - My God is Yahweh: Elijah and Ahab in an age of apostacy SN - 0888150350 AV - BS1325 .V3 U1 - 222/.5307 19 PY - 1980/// CY - St. Catharines, Ont. PB - Paideia Press KW - Elijah KW - Ahab, KW - Achab, KW - Bible KW - Kings, 1st KW - Commentaries KW - A.T KW - Rois KW - 1er KW - Commentaires N1 - Translation of: Mijn God is Jahwe; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; The inscription of grace above the gateway to Canaan is erased -- Covenant breaking leads to covenant wrath -- Israel is judged as the prophet Elijah disappears and enjoys the covenant blessings alone -- The law of replacement goes into effect as the demands and promises of the covenant are carried outside the covenant circle -- The covenant God is recognized outside the covenant circle -- The Word of the Lord returns to call a halt to the covenant wrath -- The Lord puts the remnant to work in the service of His Word -- The Word of the Lord orders the unwilling king to carry out the duties of his theocratic office -- Israel again faces the question sh answered on her wedding day -- The Lord mocks the foolishness of idolatry -- The people of the Lord gather around the altar of twelve stones -- Elijah prays for fire from the Lord -- The Lord reveals Himself by sending fire -- The curse is lifted and the covenant blessings return -- The struggle is resumed and Elijah flees -- Elijah loses sight of the Lord's victory and asks to be released from the battlefield -- Elijah is led back to the God of hosts and re-equipped for battle -- Elijah explains that he forsook the battlefield because he was the only one left -- Elijah is sent back to the battlefield with the assurance the victory is certain -- Strengthened in his faith, Elijah proceeds to carry out the demands given to him ER -