Elijah was a 'major' prophet of God.
Many years ago, the tribe of Moab rebelled against Israel. Moab's king, Ahaziah, had an accident and fell through the lattice in his upper chamber, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, "Go and inquire from Baal, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from the sickness."
But the angel of God said to Elijah, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of king Ahaziah and say to them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that u are going to inquire of Baal, the god of Ekron? Now therefore thus says the Lord, You shall not come down from the bed but you shall surely die.'" Elijah said that to the messengers and departed.
When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"
The messengers told , "A man came up to meet us and said to us, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire from Baal...therefore...you shall not come down the bed but you shall surely die.'"
And Ahaziah asked them, "What kind of man was he who came up to speak these words?"
And they answered him, "He was ...Elijah."
Then the king send to Elijah a captain and 50 soldiers. The captain went up to Elijah and said to him, "O man of God, the king says 'Come down.'"
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of 50 soldiers, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50." Then fire came down and consumed him and his 50. (wow!)
So king Ahaziah again sent to Elijah another captain and 50 soldiers. And the captain said to Elijah, "O man of God, the king says 'Come down quickly.'
And Elijah answered and said to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his 50. (wow! wow!)
So king Ahaziah sent a third captain of 50 soldiers to Elijah...
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED NEXT?
To know how the story ended, go and read the Bible, 2 Kings 1: 13.
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