Quotes About Faith

“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.

Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxenís equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ëDo you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.í”

“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ëBy the young officers of the district governors.í” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.

Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.

And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and chariot for chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.

Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ëBecause the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.í”

For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.

Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.

Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.

Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,

and the prophet went and waited on the road for the king, disguising himself with a bandage over his eyes.

Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ëYou have cursed both God and the king!í Then take him out and stone him to death.”

They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: