Another name for Mt. Sinai is Mt. Horeb. Several weeks ago, we saw in Exodus 24 that Moses fasted and waited atop Mt. Sinai for 40 days and 40 nights, waiting for God to deliver His Law to His people. And then, we saw in Deuteronomy 9 that after Aaron made the golden calf idol and the nation worshipped this Egyptian god, the God of Israel threatened to destroy the nation of Israel and make a new nation descended from Moses. But instead of allowing himself to become the new focal point of biblical history, Moses interceded in prayer for 40 days and 40 nights atop Sinai and begged God to relent. And now, we find ourselves nearly 500 years later. After defeating the prophets of the pagan god Baal on Mt. Carmel, Elijah the prophet has learned that evil Queen Jezebel is seeking revenge. He flees for 40 days and 40 nights and in great fear he sits atop Mt. Horeb, the same mountain that Moses spent two such 40-day jaunts. Elijah wishes he was never born, but God ministers to him and comforts him. And in this we see a picture of Jesus, who gently nurtures His people and ultimately promises the Holy Spirit as the greatest comforter of all time.

2. Jesus, Our Comforter
1 Kings 19:8

4. “I knew the
record would
stand until it
was broken.”

5. “You wouldn’t
have won if
we’d beaten
you.”
Yogi Berra

8. “I’d give my
right arm to be
ambidextrous.”

10. “It’s like
déjà vu all
over
again.”

11. 1 Kings 19:8
And he arose and ate and
drank, and went in the
strength of that food forty
days and forty nights
to Horeb, the mount of God.

12. First Point
God comforts us
through his
patience with us.

13. 1 Kings 19
1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah
had done, and how he had killed all
the prophets with the sword.

14. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to
Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do
to me and more also, if I do not
make your life as the life of one of
them by this time tomorrow.”
‫יהּו‬ ִ‫ל‬ֱ‫א‬ Eliyahu
My God is Yah
‫ל‬ ֶ‫ֶב‬‫ז‬‫י‬ ִ‫א‬ Ēzebel
Where is Baal?

15. 3 Then he was afraid, and he arose
and ran for his life and came
to Beersheba, which belongs to
Judah, and left his servant there.

16. 4 But he himself went a day's
journey into the wilderness and
came and sat down under a broom
tree. And he asked that he might
die, saying, “It is enough; now,
O LORD, take away my life, for I am
no better than my fathers.”

17. Charles Spurgeon
“Elijah failed in the
very point at which
he was strongest,
and that is where
most men fail.”

18. Second Point
God comforts us by
meeting our most
basic needs.

19. 5 And he lay down and slept under
a broom tree. And behold, an angel
touched him and said to him, “Arise
and eat.”
1 Kings 19

20. 6 And he looked, and behold, there
was at his head a cake baked on
hot stones and a jar of water. And
he ate and drank and lay down
again.

21. 7 And the angel of the LORD came
again a second time and touched
him and said, “Arise and eat, for
the journey is too great for you.”

22. 8 And he arose and ate and drank,
and went in the strength of that
food forty days and forty nights
to Horeb, the mount of God.

23. 1 Kings 19
9 There he came to a cave and
lodged in it. And behold, the word
of the LORD came to him, and he
said to him, “What are you doing
here, Elijah?”

24. 10 He said, “I have been very jealous
for the LORD, the God of hosts. For
the people of Israel have forsaken
your covenant, thrown down your
altars, and killed your prophets with
the sword, and I, even I only, am
left, and they seek my life, to take it
away.” ‫קנא‬ Qana “Deeply Red”

25. Symptoms of Burnout
1. Exhaustion (vv. 5,7)
2. Loss of Appetite (vv. 5,7)
3. Lack of Motivation (v. 9)
4. Frustration, Cynicism. (v. 10)
5. Job Dissatisfaction (v. 10)

26. Mark 6
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and
told him all that they had done and
taught. 31 And he said to
them, “Come away by yourselves to
a desolate place and rest a
while.” For many were coming and
going, and they had no leisure even
to eat.

27. Third Point
God comforts us
with His still small
voice.

28. 11 And he said, “Go out and stand on
the mount before the LORD.” And
behold, the LORD passed by, and a
great and strong wind tore the
mountains and broke in pieces the
rocks before the LORD, but
the LORD was not in the wind. And
after the wind an earthquake, but
the LORD was not in the earthquake.

29. 12 And after the earthquake a fire,
but the LORD was not in the fire.
And after the fire the sound of a
low whisper.
‫ה‬ ָּֽ‫ק‬ ַ‫ד‬ Daqah
Thin, Ground fine

31. Matthew 11
29 Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me, for I
am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your
souls.

32. 13 And when Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his cloak and
went out and stood at the entrance
of the cave. And behold, there
came a voice to him and said,
“What are you doing here, Elijah?”
1 Kings 19

33. 14 He said, “I have been very jealous
for the LORD, the God of hosts. For
the people of Israel have forsaken
your covenant, thrown down your
altars, and killed your prophets
with the sword, and I, even I only,
am left, and they seek my life, to
take it away.”

34. 15 And the LORD said to him, “Go,
return on your way to the
wilderness of Damascus. And when
you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael
to be king over Syria.

35. 16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi you
shall anoint to be king over Israel,
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of
Abel-meholah you shall anoint to
be prophet in your place.

36. 17 And the one who escapes
from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu
put to death, and the one who
escapes from the sword of
Jehu shall Elisha put to death.

37. 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in
Israel, all the knees that have not
bowed to Baal, and every mouth
that has not kissed him.”
1 Kings 19
It is said of them, “Those who offer
human sacrifice kiss calves!”
Hosea 13:2

38. God’s Remnant – John 1:11-13
11 He came to his own, and his own
people did not receive him. 12 But to all
who did receive him, who believed in
his name, he gave the right to
become children of God, 13 who were
born, not of blood nor of the will of the
flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

39. Jesus, Our Comforter
1 Kings 19:8