Elijah Escapes

Elijah flees across the palace grounds as a royal figure searches from the colonnade, capturing the danger surrounding the prophet after he confronted King Ahab. A bird waits among the leaves with food, pointing to the Lord’s provision when Elijah was sent into hiding by the brook Cherith. The scene reflects the opening of Elijah’s ministry in 1 Kings 17, where the prophet announces drought in Israel and then obeys God’s command to withdraw from the king’s reach. The artwork emphasizes prophetic courage, divine protection, and God’s ability to sustain His servant in a season of persecution.