Elijah and the Voice

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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We’re looking at individuals who have met God in a particularly poignant way, who have actually come into the presence of God. To understand Elijah’s experience, we have to first jump back. Right before this moment in Elijah’s life, we see one of the most dramatic, spectacular events in all of the Bible. But after that spectacular event, Elijah is afraid, running for his life, and in utter despair. Let’s tell the story, and then let’s draw out lessons from it. Let’s look at 1) the three things God does for a depressed Elijah, and 2) the three things Elijah learns. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 13, 1996. Series: Daring to Draw Near. Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel and Life. The Bible teaches us that while God is infinite, he is also intimate.
0:09.3	In other words, it's possible for us to draw near to him. But what does it actually look like to draw near to God?
0:15.6	Today on Gospel and Life, Tim Keller is teaching about what it means to experience God in a way that is personal and intimate.
0:23.2	In your bulletin, there's a pretty long passage printed from 1 Kings, verse 19.
0:34.3	And it's part, as you will see, of a much longer narrative. But this is really the climax of it, and we'll read it and see what we can learn from it.
0:47.0	Now we're talking about Elijah, and here in the very first verse, there he went into a cave and spent the night.
0:54.9	And the word of the Lord came to him. What are you doing here, Elijah?
1:00.9	He replied, I have been very zealous for the Lord, God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and have put your prophets to death with the sword.
1:10.4	I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.
1:14.3	The Lord said, go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.
1:21.2	And then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind.
1:30.3	After the wind, there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
1:36.4	After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire.
1:41.3	And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face, and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
1:52.3	And then a voice said to him, what are you doing here, Elijah?
1:56.3	He replied, I have been very zealous for the Lord, God Almighty.
2:00.3	The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword.
2:07.3	I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.
2:12.3	And the Lord said to him, go back the way you came and go to the desert of Damascus. And when you get there, anoint Hasiel, king over A-Ram.
2:19.3	Also anoint J-Hoo, son of Nimshi, king over Israel, and anoint Elisha, son of Shayfath from the able Mahola to succeed you as prophet.
2:30.3	J-Hoo will put the death any who escaped the sort of Hasiel, and Elisha will put the death any who escaped the sort of J-Hoo.
2:36.3	Yet I reserved 7,000 in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed down to Bale, and all whose mouths have not kissed him.
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