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The only thing I want to mention before the outline is that Elijah officially has the best name in all the Bible, names being one of the important themes in this space. El=God, jah=yah as in Yahweh, i connector=My.

Wondrous.

"These are the Days of Elijah"
* Times of Eli {IKing12-16}
- Evil after evil (worsening even)
- Ahab main adversary for Eli (married to Jez who brought baal)
* Person of Eli
- From Tishbe (rugged)
- Convinced of His reality
- Dedicated to His service (When special need, special people found)
* Boldness of Eli
- Possible source for prayer {Deut11:16-17}
- Secret {Jam5:16-17}
* Preparation of Eli
- Commanded to leave, be alone (training & prot)
- Obedience
- Lessons of boot camp
-- He who gives can take away (still there)
-- Be as willing to be set aside as used
-- Where He leads, He provides