According to the Bible, is it true that Elijah…?

Question

…ran away from a woman (Jezebel) and became suicidal?

Answer 1

Yes, 1 Kings 19:1-4. (Jezebel ranks as the most evil woman in the Bible. In Revelation 2:20,21 The Bible even uses her name as an example of people who completely reject God.) 1 Kings 19:4 says "I have had enough Lord," he said, "take my life; I am no better than my ancestors. " But then God spoke to Elijah and comforted him. He showed Elijah that it is sometimes the Gentle whisper of God that is missed while people are looking for the spectacular. This story shows us that God has a work for us to do even when we feel fear and failure. Elijah went on to anoint Hazael, as king of Aram, Jehu as king of Israel and Elisha as Elijah's successor.

Answer 2

After the Elijah's famous challenge to the priests of Ba'al, Queen Jezebel of Israel and princess of Phoenicia, and probably HPS of Ba'al; threatened the prophet’s life, with the result that he took refuge in hasty flight southward to the Wilderness of Sinai, where he lodged in a cave, where he was miraculously sustained. When summoned by the Lord to account for his inglorious flight from the threat to his life by Jezebel, Elijah protested that he alone of all Israel had remained loyal to God, and that now even his life was in jeopardy. Then God told him he was not the last prphet left, then appointed him further tasks -- the anointing of Jehu as Israel's King in the place of King Ahab, Jezebel's husband.



He was discouraged, but not suicidal. Suicidal would have been staying and becoming a martyr before his time.

Answer 3

What were “the heavens” to which “Elijah went ascending in the windstorm”? These were neither the distant parts of the physical universe nor the spiritual place where God and his angelic sons dwell. “The heavens” to which Elijah ascended were the atmospheric heavens. (Psalm 78:26; Matthew 6:26) Racing through earth’s atmosphere, the fiery chariot evidently transferred Elijah to another part of the earth, where he continued living for a time. Years later, in fact, Elijah wrote a letter to Jehoram, the king of Judah. 2 Chronicles 21:1, 12-15.

Jezebel upon learning that Elijah had killed the prophets of Baal. She sent Jehovah’s faithful prophet a message, vowing to have him killed. This was no idle threat, for Jezebel had already murdered many of God’s prophets. In fear, Elijah fled southwestward to Beer-sheba. Leaving his attendant there, he went still farther, into the wilderness, praying to die. But Jehovah had not abandoned his prophet. An angel appeared to Elijah to prepare him for the long journey to Mount Horeb. Thus he received sustenance for the 40-day journey of more than 190 miles. At Horeb, God spoke to him after an awesome display of power in a great wind, an earthquake, and a fire. Jehovah was not in these manifestations. They were expressions of his holy spirit, or active force. Then Jehovah spoke to his prophet. Imagine how this experience strengthened Elijah.

Elijah grew fearful when he learned that Queen Jezebel was plotting to kill him. He fled some (95 mi) to Beer-sheba and then traveled another (190 mi) to Mount Sinai. Jehovah did not reject Elijah for his temporary lapse of courage but assured him that there was further prophetic work for him to do

Answer 4

Yes Elijah ran away from a woman - Jezebel when she was after his life. this was after fire from God had consumed the prophets of her god Baal as result of Elijah's answered prayer. However there is nothing suicidal related to that except that after Elijah ran away from the fire breathing woman he was so exhausted. He reflected on his life of toil, working for God and yet threatened by a woman. His faith dwindled a bit and was kind of asking "why Me" and requested God to take his life. he was just sympathising with himself and not that he really wanted to die.

Answer 5

The witchcraft of Jezebel was so powerful...Elijah sat under a Juniper tree and wanted to die.
I read from the AKJV and suicide doesn't come into it at all.

Answer 6

essentially that would be true. She was however a very powerful queen who was trying to kill him so I think we can forgive him for that. As for the suicidal part he did become very depressed and thought that he was the only God fearing person left in Israel because of her killing many of God's followers.( read about this in I Kings 19)

Answer 7

Not really suicidal. Elijah hid from her because of the threat on his life. But God protected him and sent him back on his mission.

Peace and blessings!

Answer 8

Yes it's true he ran away and wanted God to take him out of this world, and it happened right after God gave him an amazing victory. Just goes to show even prophets have to keep their eyes focused on God.

Answer 9

becoming suicidal is not an accurate description, getting depressed, because he was physically exhausted, from running in front of the kings chariot for a long ways, and needing nourishment, he got depressed. read the whole story. it is a great one. and read how GOD lifted him up.

Answer 10

it is true that he ran away - he did hide because she wanted to kill him for exposing her actions that did not agree with the teachings of the Torah (Books of Moses).

However, he did not become suicidal - he became more convinced that the Lord was with him and he defied her and her idol priests and he slayed killed 400 of them!