The Life of Elijah
ISBN: 9781800404274This edition features a new, modern typeset.
The life of Elijah has gripped the thought and imagination of preachers and writers in all ages. His sudden appearance out of complete obscurity, his dramatic interventions in the national history of Israel, his miracles, and his departure from the earth in a chariot of fire all serve to that end. 'He comes in like a tempest, who went out like a whirlwind', says Bishop Hall; 'the first we hear from him is an oath and a threat.' Judgement and mercy were mingled throughout Elijah's astonishing career.
It is fitting that the lessons which may be drawn from Elijah's ministry should be presented afresh to our generation. History repeats itself. The wickedness and idolatry rampant in Ahab's reign live in our gross twenty-first century's profanities and corruptions. False prophets occupy large spheres of influence and truths dear to our evangelical forefathers have been downtrodden as the mire in the streets. A. W. Pink clearly felt called to the task of smiting the ungodliness of the age with the rod of God's anger while at the same time encouraging the faithful remnant. With these objects he undertakes the exposition of Elijah's ministry and applies it to the contemporary situation.
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Arthur Walkington Pink was born in Nottingham, England in 1886. He acted as a spiritualist medium, but was then converted to Christ. He went to the United States, where he briefly attended Chicago's Moody Bible Institute in 1910. He served as a pastor in Colorado, and then in other churches in the United States and Australia, and also started a magazine in 1922: Studies in the Scriptures. He ultimately moved to Scotland where he lived the rest of his life. A. W. Pink's books include Profiting From the Word, which helps Christians read the Scriptures and shares how they can profit even more. In Sovereignty of God, Pink examines God's omnipotence and shares the message that God still reigns, even as faith is being tested by fire. In The Life of Elijah, he offers readers crucial lessons for contemporary times drawn from the ministry of Elijah.
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| Cover: | Softcover |
| Number of Pages: | 319 |
| Publisher: | Banner of Truth Trust |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |