If the Lord Be God, Follow Him

The Divided Kingdoms

Church Educational System

Old Testament Student Manual: 1 Kings–Malachi, (1981) (2003)

A summary of the two kingdoms along with charts listing the kings and a map.

“Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings

Ronald E. Bartholomew

Religious Educator 9, no. 1 (2008)

Elijah’s request of food of the starving woman was not selfishness, rather it was an invitation for the woman to give the Lord the best she had. Elijah challenged the apostate children of Israel to serve only Jehovah, but they insisted that God prove himself yet again.

1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings 2: Elijah and Sealing Power of the Holy Priesthood

Church Educational System

Old Testament Student Manual: 1 Kings–Malachi, (1981) (2003)

A summary and commentary of these chapters with a map of Elijah’s journeys.

Come, Follow Me Conversations | Elijah with Dr. Kristine Garroway

Kristine Garroway, Jared Ludlow

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation Podcast (Jun. 2022)

A discussion of Elijah from a Latter-day Saint and a Jewish perspective. 57 minutes.

Elijah and Elisha: Foreshadowing the Latter-day Work

Lenet Hadley Read

Ensign 18, no. 3 (Mar. 1988)

The lives of Elijah and Elisha have many parallels with Christ’s life and ministry.

Elijah the Prophet

Howard W. Hunter

General Conference (Oct. 1971)

Elder Hunter reviews the life of Elijah and his role to come before the great and dreadful day of the Lord. Elijah’s mission to bind people together leads to peace in families.

Elijah, LDS Sources and Ancient Sources

Franklin D. Day, R. J. Zvi Werblowdky,

Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992)

“The main emphasis of Elijah’s prophetic ministry is the exclusive and pure worship of Yhwh, and uncompromising opposition to the Canaanite pagan cult of Baal. His activities account for his becoming in Jewish tradition the symbol of uncompromising religious zeal.”

“Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings

Ronald E. Bartholomew

Religious Educator 9, no. 1 (2008)

Elijah’s request of food of the starving woman was not selfishness, rather it was an invitation for the woman to give the Lord the best she had. Elijah challenged the apostate children of Israel to serve only Jehovah, but they insisted that God prove himself yet again.

1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings 2: Elijah and Sealing Power of the Holy Priesthood

Church Educational System

Old Testament Student Manual: 1 Kings–Malachi, (1981) (2003)

A summary and commentary of these chapters with a map of Elijah’s journeys.

Come, Follow Me Conversations | Elijah with Dr. Kristine Garroway

Kristine Garroway, Jared Ludlow

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation Podcast (Jun. 2022)

A discussion of Elijah from a Latter-day Saint and a Jewish perspective. 57 minutes.

Elijah the Prophet

Howard W. Hunter

General Conference (Oct. 1971)

Elder Hunter reviews the life of Elijah and his role to come before the great and dreadful day of the Lord. Elijah’s mission to bind people together leads to peace in families.

Elijah, LDS Sources and Ancient Sources

Franklin D. Day, R. J. Zvi Werblowdky,

Encyclopedia of Mormonism (1992)

“The main emphasis of Elijah’s prophetic ministry is the exclusive and pure worship of Yhwh, and uncompromising opposition to the Canaanite pagan cult of Baal. His activities account for his becoming in Jewish tradition the symbol of uncompromising religious zeal.”

The Prophetic Laments of Samuel the Lamanite

S. Kent Brown

From Jerusalem to Zarahemla: Literary and Historical Studies of the Book of Mormon (1998)

The wide-ranging sermon of Samuel the Lamanite, spoken from the city wall of Zarahemla, exhibits poetic features that recall laments found in the Bible, most notably in the Psalms. Like laments in the Bible, those in Samuel’s speech display traits at home in worship settings. But unlike biblical laments, the two poetic pieces in Samuel’s sermon unexpectedly contain prophecies, an element that appears elsewhere in the Thanksgiving Hymns of the Dead Sea Scrolls. These prophecies in Samuel’s poetry find fulfillment in later periods, including in the woeful days of Mormon, the compiler and editor of the Book of Mormon.

Come, Follow Me Conversations | Elijah with Dr. Kristine Garroway

Kristine Garroway, Jared Ludlow

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation Podcast (Jun. 2022)

A discussion of Elijah from a Latter-day Saint and a Jewish perspective. 57 minutes.

Four Perspectives on the Trial and Resurrection of Jesus

John W. Welch

BYU New Testament Commentary website (Apr. 2014)

Each Gospel presents its perspective on the essential role Jesus filled through his Atonement.

“Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings

Ronald E. Bartholomew

Religious Educator 9, no. 1 (2008)

Elijah’s request of food of the starving woman was not selfishness, rather it was an invitation for the woman to give the Lord the best she had. Elijah challenged the apostate children of Israel to serve only Jehovah, but they insisted that God prove himself yet again.

The Throne-Theophany and Prophetic Commission in 1 Nephi: A Form-Critical Analysis

Blake T. Ostler

BYU Studies 26, no. 4 (1986)

Moses’ call as a prophet and leader (Exodus 3–4) fits the form that also occurs for Jeremiah, Nephi, and other prophets: a historical introduction, a divine confrontation, the individual’s reaction, a throne-theophany (seeing God on his throne), the commission, a protest, a reassurance, and a conclusion in which the prophet begins to act.