- Topical Bible: Elijah: Miracles of Calls Fire Down Upon the Soldiers of . . .
Upon receiving the prophecy of his impending death from Elijah, Ahaziah sent a captain with fifty soldiers to apprehend the prophet The captain approached Elijah, who was sitting on a hill, and commanded, "Man of God, the king says, 'Come down!'" (2 Kings 1:9)
- 2 Kings 1:10-12 ERV - Elijah answered the captain of 50 . . .
He said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down quickly!’” 12 Elijah told the captain and his 50 men, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your 50 men!”
- 2 Kings 1:1-18 Elijah Ahaziah - If I Walked With Jesus
Fire immediately fell and consumed all the fifty where they stood in their positions Not even the heat from their bodies touched Elijah who sat in the middle on his hill
- What does 2 Kings 1:12 really mean? - Gods Blessing
The scene is tense as King Ahaziah of Israel has sent a captain with fifty soldiers to bring Elijah to him The captain arrogantly demands Elijah to come down from the hill, but Elijah, filled with the power of God, calls down fire from heaven, consuming the captain and his fifty men
- 2 Kings 1:10 Meaning Explanation (with Related Verses)
When the king sent soldiers to Elijah to demand he come with them, Elijah proclaimed that if he was indeed a man of God, fire would come down from heaven to consume these soldiers This was not only a demonstration of God’s power but also of Elijah’s prophetic calling
- Who was King Ahaziah in the Bible? - GotQuestions. org
Ahaziah sent men to Elijah twice more In the second instance, the same thing happened as in the first: Elijah called down fire to kill the soldiers However, the third captain begged for his life, and the Lord spared the company Elijah came to the king
- 2 Kings 1: Elijahs Confrontation with King Ahaziah
Ahaziah sends three groups of soldiers to fetch Elijah, but the first two are consumed by fire from heaven at Elijah's word The third group approaches Elijah humbly, and Elijah agrees to go to the king, reiterating his prophecy
- (2 Kings 1:9-12) Didn’t God Send Fire Down From Heaven and Consume the . . .
“Then the king (Ahaziah) sent to him (Elijah) a captain of fifty with his fifty men So he went up to him; and there he (Elijah) was, sitting on the top of a hill And he spoke to him: ‘Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’
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