Elijah, fresh off his dramatic victory over the prophets of Baal, was suddenly overwhelmed by fear when King Ahab’s wife, Jezebel, threatened his life, causing him to flee over a hundred miles into the wilderness. This lesson on 1 Kings 19 shows how the exhausted and discouraged prophet asked God to take his life—the Lord, however, responded not with rebuke, but with rest, food, and gentle care. At Mount Sinai, God revealed Himself not via wind, earthquake, or fire, but through a “still small voice,” showing Elijah that His power often works quietly and unexpectedly, and restoring him to service.