When Ahab's wife Jezebel was told about Elijah's great victory at Mount Carmel and his subsequent slaughter of the Baal prophets she threatened to kill him so Elijah was afraid and ran to Horeb. On the long journey God miraculously sustained him and encouraged and strengthened him as he was very down and depressed. On Mount Horeb there was a theophany accompanied by extraordinarily strong wind, then followed an earthquake which was followed by fire, but God spoke to Elijah after the wind, earthquake and fire with a gentle whisper. God told Elijah to anoint Hazael king of Aram, anoint Jehu king of Israel and anoint Elisha to succeed him as prophet. So Elijah saw Elisha ploughing the fields and he threw his clock upon him, and Elisha started to follow him.
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