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THE SHADOW: The widow "went and did according to Elijah's word; and she continued to eat, she together with him and her household, for days." (1 Kings 17:15). "And it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick, and his sickness came to be so severe that there was no breath left in him." (17:17). The woman blamed Elijah, saying: "What do I have to do with you, O man of the true God? You have come to me to bring my error to mind and to put my son to death."

THE REALITY: The spirit aspect and individual dispositions of members of "her household" (17:15) have not been spiritually healthy, although their spirit feeding did not become completely exhausted. (V.15,18). But the spiritual sickness of her offspring is so severe that it leads to death. Such 'children' today are dead in Christ. Members of woman-like organisations needing correction today still blame those with the spirit of Elijah, by saying: "You have come to me to bring my error to mind and to put my son to death." (V.18). The bitterness of the "Little Scroll" calls to mind their errors and will put many such ones to death.

THE SHADOW: Elijah went on to say to her: ""Give me your son." "Then he took him from her bosom". Next, Elijah calls upon Jehovah and asks: ""O Jehovah my God, is it also upon the widow… that you must bring injury by putting her son to death?" And he proceeded to stretch himself upon the child three times and call to Jehovah and say: "O Jehovah my God, please, cause the soul of this child to come back within him." Finally Jehovah listened to Elijah's voice, so that the soul of the son came back within him and he came to life." (From 1 Kings 17:19-24).

THE REALITY: Putting her offspring to death would bring injury upon the "widow", the "mistress" of the household. It is necessary for future members (represented by the son) to die in their baalist worship of one another and be made new in Christ. Pleading to Jehovah for the soul to come back within such ones can only be done through the spiritual work of sanctified Spirit anointed "temple" servants of God with Elijah's spirit and power; so that "the heart of (their) sons" are turned "back toward (their) fathers", and ultimately, toward our Heavenly Father. (Mal 4:6). These sons are deterred from a return to the comfort of "her bosom" (baalist worship in woman-like organisations) where women exercise their charm and influence over husbandly owners (and their own husbands, whom they worship as their gods). The spirit of Elijah must take them "from her bosom" to rescue them from her authority that had made them spiritual inactive (that "killed" them). (17:19).

THE SHADOW: Because of the drought in the land, Ahab ordered Obadiah to search for green grass to preserve alive their horses and mules. Ahab searched in one direction and Obadiah another. (18:5,6). Obadiah, with authority in both camps, and two lords, met up with Elijah and said: ""Is this you, my lord Elijah?" At this he said to him: "It is I. Go, say to your lord, 'Here is Elijah.'"" (18:7,8). Obadiah went on to relate what he had done for prophets of Jehovah when Jezebel sought to kill them, how he was "supplying them with bread and water". He acknowledged that the spirit of Elijah is conveyed by Jehovah to where He chooses. (18:12,13). But Elijah vowed that he would show himself to Ahab. (18:15).

THE REALITY: There is a spiritual "drought" among those guilty of teaching this "Ahab"-like disobedience, and those conveying it. They are in dire need of new spiritual "food" ("green grass"), knowledge and spirit from God to save what is left. In their error, "Ahab"‑types claim that those with the spirit of Elijah have brought ostracism from God upon "Israel". But those with the spirit of Elijah reject this and place the blame where it belongs: