Summary
I’m not sure what Elijah’s play is here. Does he want sympathy from God? Does he want God to show him special favor? Maybe Elijah is hoping that God will let him retire because it’s all become too much to handle. “Just let me go,” Elijah says to God. Not surprisingly, God does not let Elijah go. God says: “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram” (1 Kings 19:15). God basically tells him, “Get back to work!” God still had work for Elijah to do.
Bible References
- 1 Kings 19:1-15a
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