Where in the bible do you find information on Elijah?

Answer 1

A:The prophet Elijah was expert at performing magic tricks or trivial miracles. For his friend, he converted an ordinary cake into one that never grew smaller as it was eaten and, in contrived circumstances, resuscitated her apparently dead son. There was no witness to the resuscitation, but it is described in exact detail.

Rather than use a boat when he wanted to cross the River Jordan, he divided the waters by striking it with a stick and walked across (2 Kings 2:8), a feat only performed previously in the biblical account by Joshua, who at least needed a practical way of getting millions of people, their livestock and possessions across the river.

His one great miracle (1 Kings 18:19) is highly contrived. He challenged King Ahab to let the opposing priests compete with him to call upon their gods to start a fire under a bullock carcass. Of course, he set the rules for this contest, which he won convincingly. The crowd then held the 450 priests until Elijah personally killed them all. Yet, in spite of seeing a miracle performed, and in spite of their fervent involvement, the people continued to worship the gods that Elijah despised. Questions arise from this passage, among them: why did Ahab agree to this contest, given that he knew that Elijah was his enemy; why did the priests agree, knowing that their gods had never before performed on cue like this; why did the people participate in the murder of the priests, but not change their faith? .

Although there is no record of a life of good works performed by Elijah, he alone among the prophets was honoured by being taken up to heaven in a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11), rather than facing a normal death. Apparently his companion, Elisha, was the only witness to this event, but for no other reason than to create a sense of theatre or perhaps to convince the reader that the whirlwind was of divine origin and not merely a natural phenomenon, a chariot of fire and horses of fire passed by before Elijah was taken up.

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Elijah did not achieve any great moral or religious objectives in his confrontations with Ahab, although God gave him more considerable powers than most other prophets and honoured him with an ascent into heaven. It is as if his inclusion in the story was only to ensure that one of the greatest kings was bested by one of the greatest prophets.

Another Answer:

Elijah is often considered the most important prophet of the Old Testament. He was a no-nonsense, direct-to-the-point prophet who simply laid it all on the line. His antagonists could not kill him. There are far too many stories of him to list properly here so I would suggest reading 1 and 2 Kings for all the details.

Elijah is often spoken of as a 'type' of prophet that must come again before Jesus returns (see John 1). Often he is associated with one of the two witnesses of the 'end-times.' In many books of Scripture, Elijah is mentioned as a 'key' sign of the coming fulfillment of prophecy. Here is one:

Malachi 4:4-5New King James Version (NKJV)

4 "Remember the Law of Moses, My servant,

Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel,

With the statutes and judgments.

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet

Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of theLord.

Answer 2

Elijah appears in 63 verses of The Bible. You may read about him in 1 Kings and chapters 17 through to 21; and also in 2 Kings chapters 1,2,3,9, and 10.