Elijah the Prophet A mother’s
faith and the Lord’s miracles
The kingdom of Israel had no rain,
and water was running out.
King Ahab and Queen Jezebel did
not like the prophets of the Lord.
They even had some of the prophets
killed.
The king and queen prayed to idols
for rain.
But the prophet Elijah told them
the Lord would not send rain for years.
The king and queen were angry at
Elijah.
The Lord warned Elijah to hide
because his life was in danger.
The Lord led Elijah to a stream
and sent birds to bring him food.
But because there was no rain, the
stream dried up, and Elijah had no water.
The Lord led Elijah to a woman in
a faraway city.
Elijah asked her for water and
bread.
But she had only enough for
herself and her son for one more day.
Elijah knew it was her last bit of
food.
He promised that if she fed him,
the Lord would provide food for her family until the rains
returned.
The woman made bread for Elijah.
Then her oil and flour multiplied!
There was enough food for both
Elijah and her family for many
days.
One day the woman’s son got sick
and died.
She asked Elijah why the Lord
would let this happen to her.
Elijah had the priesthood.
He blessed her son and asked the
Lord to allow him to come back to life.
The child breathed again, and the
woman knew Elijah was a prophet of the Lord.