1 Kings 17:1

Elijah.

In this sudden manner the Tishbite is introduced, upon which Bishop Hall remarks, "He comes in with a tempest who went out with a whirlwind." And Lamartine says, "Recalling his life and his terrible vengeance, it seems as if this man had the thunder of the Lord for a soul, and that the element in which he was borne to heaven was that in which he was brought forth." Let us consider—

I. HIS PRESENCE .

1 . It is awful in its vagueness .

2 . It is awful also in its intensity,

HIS FAITH .

1 . It is bold in its assertion .

2 . The qualification is no less remarkable— "But according to my word."

3 . The directness is admirable .