Elijah: My God Is Yahweh

His very name—Elijah (Eliyahu in Hebrew)—means “My God is Yahweh.” In an Israel drowning in syncretism,

where King Ahab had married Jezebel and erected temples to Baal, this name was a

defiant creed. Baal was the storm god, believed to control rain,

thunder, and fertility. Yet Elijah—named for Yahweh alone—would soon declare a drought

that mocked Baal’s supposed power. His identity wasn’t inherited; it was inscribed.

Not in royal blood, but in radical monotheism. Every syllable of his name was a battle cry against a culture

that diluted truth for political convenience. He didn’t just serve Yahweh—he embodied the truth that Yahweh

alone reigns, even when no one else would say it.