Sermon Text:I Kings 19:9-18Companion Text: Matthew 11:1-61.The Context “When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, ‘Is it you, you troubler of Israel?’ And he answered, ‘I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father's house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and followed the Baals.’” I Kings 18:17-182.The Conflict “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.’” I Kings 19:43.The Comfort “And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, ‘Arise and eat.’” I Kings 19:54.The Conclusions “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.’” I Kings 19:15