1 Kings 18:11Now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here."'
The setting
Mount Carmel region, northern Israel, ~860 BC. Elijah casually tells Obadiah to inform King Ahab of his location...
The emotion here: casual confidence masking the gravity of the request
The original word
hinneh (הִנֵּה) — behold, look! An attention-grabbing announcement
Why it matters
Obadiah was secretly hiding 100 prophets in caves while serving as Ahab's palace administrator
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 18:11
Elijah says this like it's simple, but Obadiah knows it's a death sentence if Elijah disappears again
Common misconceptionThis seems like a simple message, but Elijah is essentially asking Obadiah to sign his own death warrant if the meeting goes wrong.
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 18:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 18:11 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Obadiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include repetition, disbelief, fear. Notable phrases: Now you say; Behold, Elijah is here.
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“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
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