1 Kings 21:17The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
The setting
Northern Israel, ~850 BC. Elijah receives a divine command after King Ahab and Queen Jezebel have murdered Naboth for his vineyard. Modern-day West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: reverent anticipation of difficult mission
The original word
dāḇār (דָּבָר) — word with power to create or destroy, not mere speech
Why it matters
Elijah's name means 'My God is Yahweh' — a direct challenge to Baal worship
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 21:17
This is the THIRD time God's word comes to Elijah — establishing a pattern of divine urgency
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about God randomly picking Elijah. But Elijah had already proven faithful in famine and fire — this was earned trust.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Kings 21:17
Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 21:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 21:17 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine revelation, prophecy. Notable phrases: word of Yahweh came.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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