1 Kings 19:14-15
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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1 Kings 19:14-15. For the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
It must have been a great comfort to Elijah to have some more work to do.
It often takes the mind off very pressing sorrow if one is sent on some new employment.