The rapid pace of the original narrative is very striking: “And he saw (or, “feared,” as some read), and he rose, and he went...” Elijah's fear and…

He arose, and went for his life. —The sudden reaction of disappointment and despondency, strange as it seems to superfici…

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them b…

And when he saw that
That her design and resolution were to take away his life; the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Syriac vers…

Jezebel sent Elijah a threatening me age. Carnal hearts are hardened and enraged against God by what should convince and conquer them.