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Elijah’s challenge: Storyteller Bob Hartman with a poem you can recite to your kids
By 
Bob Hartman2023-07-20T09:50:00
Elijah was one of God’s prophets.
That means he would listen to God,
And pass on whatever message he heard,
No matter how good, bad or odd.
Ahab was king over Israel.
A not very nice king they say.
His wife was the wicked queen Jezebel.
They led all God’s people astray.
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