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Confronted Ahab (1 Kings 17:1) |
Confronted Pharaoh (Exod. 5:1) |
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Fled into the wilderness fearing for his life (1 Kings 19:3) |
Fled into the wilderness fearing for his life (Exod. 2:15) |
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Miraculously fed “...bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening...” (1 Kings 17:6) |
Miraculously fed “...meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning...” (Exod. 16:8, 12) |
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Spoke authoritatively for the Lord in his own name (1 Kings 17:1) |
Spoke authoritatively for the Lord in his own name (Deut. 5:1) |
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Gathered all Israel to Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:19) |
Gathered all Israel to Mount Sinai (Exod. 19:17) |
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Combated the prophets of Ba’al (1 Kings 18:20-40) |
Combated the magicians of Pharaoh (Exod. 7:8-13, 20-22; 8:1-7) |
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Successful in his intercession for Israel to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel (1 Kings 18:36-39) |
Successful in his intercession for Israel to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel (Exod. 32:11-14) |
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Elijah took twelve stones at Carmel “...according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob...” (1 Kings 18:30-32) |
Moses had twelve pillars set up at Sinai “...corresponding to the twelve tribes of Israel...” (Exod. 24:4) |
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The Lord accepted Elijah’s offering by sending fire from heaven and consuming it completely. The people threw themselves down on their faces. (1 Kings 18:36-39) |
The Lord accepted Moses and Aaron’s offering by sending fire from heaven and consuming it completely. The people threw themselves down on their faces. (Lev. 9:22-24) |
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By Elijah’s authority 3 000 idolatrous prophets were slain (1 Kings 18:40) |
By Moses’ authority 3 000 idolaters were slain (Exod. 32:25-29) |
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After killing the prophets of Ba’al Elijah climbed Carmel to pray. (1 Kings 18:42) |
After killing the idolaters Moses climbed Sinai to pray (Exod. 32:30) |
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Went without food for forty days and forty nights (1 Kings 19:8) |
Went without food for forty days and forty nights (Exod. 34:38; Deut. 9:9) |
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Elijah (re)commissioned at Horeb (=Sinai) (1 Kings 19) |
Moses commissioned at Sinai (Exod. 3) |
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Elijah was in “the cave” on Horeb (=Sinai) when the Lord “passed by” (1 Kings 19: 9-11) |
Moses was hidden “in the cleft of the rock” when the Lord passed by Sinai. (Exod. 33:21-23) |
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Elijah saw storm, wind, an earthquake and fire upon Horeb (=Sinai). (1 Kings 19:11-12) |
Moses saw storm, wind, an earthquake and fire upon Sinai. (Exod. 19:16-20; 20:18; Deut. 4:11; 5:22-27). |
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Prayed that he might die. (1 Kings 19:1-4) |
Prayed that he might die. (Num. 11:10-15). |
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The Lord brought down fire from heaven upon his enemies. (2 Kings 1:9-12) |
The Lord brought down fire from heaven upon those who rebelled against him. (Num. 16; cf. Lev. 10:1-3) |
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Elijah parted the waters of the Jordan by striking the waters with his cloak and passed over on dry ground. (2 Kings 2:8) |
Moses parted the waters of the Red Sea by stretching out his staff and passed over on dry ground. (Exod. 14:16, 21-22) |
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His successor was one who had served him and came to resemble him in many ways, parting the waters of the Jordan as he had. ( 2 Kings 2) |
His successor was one who had served him and came to resemble him in many ways, parting the waters of the Jordan as he had the Red Sea. (Josh. 3) |
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Was taken away in the Transjordan. (2 Kings 2:9-11) |
Died in the Transjordan. (Deut. 34:5) |
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Mysteriously translated (2 Kings 9-18) |
Died mysteriously and buried in a valley, but his burial place was unknown. (Deut. 34:6) |