The Life of Elijah — Hard Trivia Flashcards

#1

In 1 Kings 17:1, Elijah declared a drought to King Ahab. How many years did this drought last according to James 5:17?

📖 James 5:17

#2

At Mount Carmel, how many prophets of Baal competed against Elijah in the contest to call down fire from heaven (1 Kings 18:19)?

📖 1 Kings 18:19

#3

What was the name of the widow with whom Elijah lodged in Zarephath, whose son he raised from the dead (1 Kings 17:8-24)?

📖 1 Kings 17:8-24

#4

After the Mount Carmel confrontation, Elijah ran for his life fleeing Jezebel's threats. Into which desert did he flee (1 Kings 19:4)?

📖 1 Kings 19:4

#5

On Mount Sinai (Horeb), God revealed Himself to Elijah not through wind, earthquake, or fire, but through what (1 Kings 19:12)?

📖 1 Kings 19:12

#6

What was the primary reason God told Elijah to anoint Hazael as king over Aram (1 Kings 19:15-16)?

📖 1 Kings 19:15-16

#7

According to 1 Kings 21:19, what did Elijah prophesy would happen to Ahab regarding the blood of Naboth?

📖 1 Kings 21:19

#8

In 2 Kings 2, how did Elijah depart from the earth, and what was the name of his successor (2 Kings 2:11)?

📖 2 Kings 2:11

#2

450 prophets

1 Kings 18:19 states that Ahab gathered all Israel and the prophets of Baal—450 of them—to Mount Carmel for the confrontation.

1 Kings 18:19

#1

Three years and six months

James 5:17 explicitly states that Elijah prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

James 5:17

#4

The Wilderness of Paran

1 Kings 19:4 states that Elijah came to Beersheba in Judah, and from there he went a day's journey into the wilderness—the wilderness typically identified as Paran based on the broader biblical geography of the region.

1 Kings 19:4

#3

Her name is not recorded in scripture

The Bible records the account of Elijah staying with a widow in Zarephath and resurrecting her son in 1 Kings 17:8-24, but the widow's name is never given in scripture.

1 Kings 17:8-24

#6

To punish Israel's idolatry through military conquest

1 Kings 19:15-17 shows that God commissioned Elijah to anoint three leaders whose roles would bring judgment upon Israel for abandoning the covenant and pursuing idolatry, with those who escape one threat falling to another.

1 Kings 19:15-16

#5

A gentle whisper (or still small voice)

1 Kings 19:11-12 describes how God appeared to Elijah not in the dramatic manifestations but in a gentle whisper or still small voice, teaching an important lesson about God's communication.

1 Kings 19:12

#8

He ascended into heaven in a whirlwind; his successor was Elisha

2 Kings 2:11 states that as Elijah and Elisha were walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire separated them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind, with Elisha becoming his successor.

2 Kings 2:11

#7

Dogs would lick Ahab's blood in the place where they licked Naboth's

In 1 Kings 21:19, Elijah prophesies to Ahab that in the place where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs would also lick up his blood, pronouncing a curse in response to Ahab's judicial murder of Naboth to steal his vineyard.

1 Kings 21:19

#9

What sign did Elijah ask God to show him at the widow's home in Zarephath to prove his identity and God's power (1 Kings 17:20-21)?

📖 1 Kings 17:20-23

#10

Which king of Israel did Elijah directly confront with the message 'Is it not because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub' (2 Kings 1:3)?

📖 2 Kings 1:3

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#10

Ahaziah

2 Kings 1:3 records Elijah being sent by God's angel to confront King Ahaziah of Israel about consulting Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, instead of the God of Israel.

2 Kings 1:3

#9

That her son would be raised from death

In 1 Kings 17:20-23, Elijah prayed to God to revive the widow's son, stretching himself upon the child three times and calling upon God to let the child's soul come back into him—demonstrating God's power through resurrection.

1 Kings 17:20-23

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