Day 198..."Is Elijah bi-polar? Peter leads"
Is Elijah bi-polar? How else could you explain his moving from triumph to wishing he were dead in such a short time. Have we ever had one of those mood swings? The broom tree story is very compatible with life. We have our "ups" and "downs" from Mt. Carmel to the broom tree! The Song of Songs says love is strong in an eloquent way..."Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm,for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised." Peter offers strong leadership to the early Church as evidenced by chapter ten in Acts. After a vision that sounds more like Revalation, he asserts the greater purposes of God as Peter says..."“Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him."
posted by Philip McVay @ 10:02 AM
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For every example we have in the Bible, there is a world view and a God view. Today's reading on Elijah is a good example. From the world's view, Elijah does appear to be bi-polar, manic/depressive. Another view is that Elijah becomes impressed with his self importance... reflected in his response to God by saying "they killed everybody that belongs to you (God) and are now trying to kill me. God's response is to point out to Elijah that God is in charge, has kept 7000 reserved for Himself. God knows how to keep you and me even if the whole world turns its back on God.
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