In 1 Kings 18, Elijah has a bold and bloody showdown with the 450 prophets of Baal. It results in a convincing display of the supreme authority and power of the one true God. In chapter 19, Elijah receives a threat from the seething and vengeful Queen Jezebel that fills Elijah with such intense fear that he runs away and eventually collapses into a cave of despair. Even those with the most audacious faith are sometimes vulnerable, mere humans, and desperately dependent on the loving whisper of God to draw us out of our darkest pit.
