A Bible study from Vince Baker Ministries, informed by Mantle of Elijah by Vince Baker and Sergie Atams.
Read the Scriptures
Notice the repair before the fire
Elijah rebuilds the altar with twelve stones associated with the tribes of Israel. The action recalls the identity of the people gathered there. Read his prayer aloud and underline the reasons he gives for asking God to answer. He wants people to know the Lord and to see that their hearts are being turned back.
Why James remembers Elijah
James points to Elijah as a human being like us and uses the drought and the return of rain to encourage earnest prayer. That later reference helps readers study Elijah without making his life remote from theirs. Use it to guide a prayer for restoration, and consider whether reconciliation or repair calls for action alongside your prayer.
