(i) He had pronounced God's severe punishment on the house of Ahab.
(ii) Elijah was seen as having no respect for the king and his family.
(iii) Elijah condemned the worship of Baal which had been made the official state religion in Israel.
(iv) Yahweh's prophets were being persecuted and killed at the order of Jezebel.
(v) Elijah had pronounced a severe drought in the name of Yahweh which lasted three and half years and caused a lot of suffering in Israel.
(vi) He put to death 450 prophets of Baal during the contest at Mount Carmel which angered Queen Jezebel who sought to kill him.
(vii) He had boldly condemned King Ahab for breaking the social demands of the covenant by taking Naboth's vineyard and having him stoned to death.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 22, 2017 at 08:46
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