1 Kings 18:11
Hebrew Text— 1 Kings 18:11Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here.” ’
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He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.
He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.
He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you
Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly;
He answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your lord, ‘Behold, Elijah is here!’ ”
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”
Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Yahweh’s word came, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
They feared Yahweh, and also served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
To this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear Yahweh, and they do not follow the statutes, or the ordinances, or the law, or the commandment which Yahweh commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
However they didn’t listen, but they did what they did before.
“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—
Indeed all the nations may walk in the name of their gods; but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.
Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.”
Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.