The miraculous power of God is on full display in this unusual chapter. But every miracle has a purpose, including those we will examine here.

Chapter 5 contains one of the most amazing reversals of fortune recorded in Scripture. And it serves as a warning that a lifetime of obedience can be undone in a single act.

In chapter 4 we see Elijah doing some pastoral ministry in a way that only he can. And when God gets involved, lives are changed.