Julie
Elijah returns and tries to show the Israelites that they are worshipping a false God and they need to choose to either follow the commandments of God or follow Baal. He is successful in defeating the prophets of Baal, but Jezebel is so evil that she tries threatens to kill him for what he has done and so he runs. God finds him and directs him on a new path.
This is a lament for those that do not believe in God and the way that they treat those who do. There is a sadness here for the righteous that not everyone is a believer.
Michelle
There is a devotional for this chapter that speaks of being on the fence. I see the correlation. In the chapter the people are divided, some follow God and others follow the false gods. Elijah is telling the people to choose, will they follow the one true God that has shown time and again that he is God, or the false gods who have done nothing. He tells them to choose whom they will follow and then God proves himself again to the people. Then Elijah flees and God chooses new people to rule over his people and a new prophet which is introduced at the end.
I have issues understanding the psalms. This one seems to be talking about those that believe in God vs those that don't and how the Lord will restore his people.
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