Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 27:
June 27–July 3
“If the Lord Be God, Follow Him”
1 Kings 17–19
When you read the scriptures, you are exercising faith, which prepares your heart and mind to hear the “still small voice” of the Spirit (1 Kings 19:12).
1 Kings 17: Elijah seals the heavens and is fed by the ravens—At his command the barrel of flour and the jar of oil of the widow of Zarephath never become empty—He raises her son from death.
1 Kings 18: Elijah is sent to meet Ahab—Obadiah saves a hundred prophets and meets Elijah—Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to call down fire from heaven—They fail—He calls down fire, slays the prophets of Baal, and opens the heavens for rain.
1 Kings 19: Jezebel seeks the life of Elijah—An angel sends him to Horeb—The Lord speaks to Elijah, not in the wind nor the earthquake nor the fire, but in a still, small voice—Elisha joins Elijah.
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- “The Holy Ghost,” Children’s Songbook, 105.
- 1 Kings 17–19 — Types of Personal Revelation, Liahona – Come, Follow Me: Old Testament
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Chapter 32: The Divided Kingdom
- Chapter 33: The Prophet Elijah
- Chapter 34: Elijah and the Priests of Baal
- Chapter 35: Elijah Talks with Jesus
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 99: 1 Kings 17
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 100: 1 Kings 18–22
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 106: 1 Chronicles; 2 Chronicles
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 19: Day 4, 1 Kings 11–17
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 20: Day 1, 1 Kings 18–22
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: 1 Kings 12–16: A Kingdom Divided against Itself
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Kings-Malachi: 1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2: Elijah and the Sealing Power of the Holy Priesthood
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 27: 1 Kings 17–19, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 27 (1 Kings 17–19)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- KnoWhy OTL29B — What Is the Significance of the Unusual Symbolism in Elisha’s Healings?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, August 9, 2018
- KnoWhy OTL28A — Is the Spirit of Elijah a Healing Power in Addition to Being a Sealing Power?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, August 6, 2018
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 28, “After the Fire a Still Small Voice”, Administration, June 25, 2014
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Text as Afterthought: Jana Riess’s Treatment of the Jacob-Sherem Episode, Duane Boyce, August 2, 2019
- The Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible and the Book of Mormon, Stephen O. Smoot, October 3, 2017
- The Sôd of YHWH and the Endowment, William J. Hamblin, April 12, 2013
Resources on Other Sites
- Come, Follow Me Week 27 – 1 Kings 17–19, FAIR
- Come Follow Me Insights – 1 Kings 17-19: Elijah: Prophet of God, Book of Mormon Central
- Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath (Week 27, Part 1/6) 1 Kings 17-19 | June 27 – July 3, Book of Mormon Central
- The Stories of Elijah (Week 27, Part 2/6) 1 Kings 17-19 | June 27 – July 3, Book of Mormon Central
- Elijah and the Prophets of Baal (Week 27, Part 3/6) 1 Kings 17-19 | June 27 – July 3, Book of Mormon Central
- Elijah the Prophet (Week 27, Part 4/6) 1 Kings 17-19 | June 27 – July 3, Book of Mormon Central
- How Did Elijah Deal with Discouragement? (Week 27, Part 5/6) 1 Kings 17-19 | June 27 – July 3, Book of Mormon Central
- 3 Ways The Lord Can Help with Depression (Week 27, Part 6/6) 1 Kings 17-19 | June 27 – July 3, Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Old Testament 1 Kings 17-19 (June 27-July 3) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me – 1 Kings 12-22, Part 1 (1 Kings 12-16): Jeroboam & Rehoboam, Unshaken
- Come Follow Me – 1 Kings 12-22, Part 2 (1 Kings 17-22): Elijah the Prophet, Unshaken
- Come Follow Me, Podcast #27 -When a New Prophet Arises in Israel: 1 Kings 17-19, Meridian Magazine
- “If the Lord Be God, Follow Him”—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: 1 Kings 17-19 , Meridian Magazine
- June 27–July 3, 2022 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
- 1 Kings 17–19 – “If the Lord Be God, Follow Him”, BYU Studies
BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- “Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings, Ronald E. Bartholomew, Religious Educator 9, no. 1
- Elijah, LDS Sources and Ancient Sources, Franklin D. Day and R. J. Zvi Werblowdky, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
- Elijah’s Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days, E. Dale LeBaron, Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
- I Will Send You Elijah the Prophet, Kenneth L. Alford, You Shall Have My Word: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants
- Priesthood Restoration Documents, Brian Q. Cannon and BYU Studies staff, BYU Studies 35, no. 4.
- Who Controls the Water? Yahweh vs. Baal, Fred E. Woods, FARMS Papers