Elijah is a prophet of Yahweh, whose ministry begins to dramatic surprise to the local people and the nation. He announces the drought that there will be neither rain nor dew in the nation except through his word (1 Kings 17:1). Elijah's ministry was again followed by another victory on Mount Carmel to avenge the power that claimed to be mighty. We see several images of Elijah in 1 Kings 17-19. In chapter 17 we see Elijah speaking as a powerful decision maker. In chapter 18, we see Elijah conquering his rivals and confronting the King (1 Kings 18:17-19). In chapter 19 we see a despondent Elijah who seems to have forgotten his latest victory over the prophets of Baal. Finally in this text (19:1-4) we see the fallen Elijah, the powerful fallen saint begging for death and Elijah who was retiring from his long-term service as Yahweh's prophet (1 Kings 19:15-18) . The lives of all the actors in this text can speak loudly to the Oromo people who fled the persecution of the dictatorial regime and suffered the selfish character of some of their own leaders who led the institution of liberation. Application Today, when we read this text (1 Kings 19:1-4 and 19:8-15) having in mind the Elijah of the previous two chapters (17 and 18), many things may come to mind, such as trust, more powerful , righteousness and persecution. After the great events on Mount Carmel, Elijah did not have the opportunity to enjoy the moments of victory over the prophets of Baal. For those of you who have had extraordinary experiences fighting for freedom and gone through persecution, it must be easier to understand what it feels like to be hopeless, righteous and disappointed. Lately a friend of mine told me that he walked on his feet for nine o'clock in the day...halfway through the paper...and turned people's faces to worship the mighty God, however, he was full of pride. Likewise, leaders who claim to lead the liberating force working towards the Oromo people might resemble Elijah who has great courage to work for the kingdom he is called to serve but has failed in pride. Finally, the steps Elijah took to free people from idol worship may have partly pleased the God he was serving, conversely his pride displeased God. So, for the struggles to continue, it is necessary to remove the people who they got in the way of the matter. In our text God told Elijah to go and remove the current political and religious leaders and replace them with new leaders (1 Kings 19:15-18). We are human beings, we will not serve forever and we will not mess up forever. God will use all possible means to call and install whom He wills and remove whom He wills to remove.