After Satan rebelled against God and was defeated, God cast him down to earth to wander as an evil spirit. He and all his angels traveled from place to place, looking at all that God had created.

“It makes me sick!” Satan said, looking at the trees, the oceans, the birds, the mountains and the sky. Then, he saw God’s greatest creation - the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. They were in the Garden of Eden that God had created for them.

“He created them in His image,” Satan sneered, “so that they may be godly. But they aren’t immortal like me! They are innocent and stupid… and I will start getting my revenge on God by getting them in trouble…”
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Elijah was a prophet. A prophet is someone who has met God, and can carry messages back and forth between God and people.

Elijah was very mysterious. No one knew where he came from. And, he had many strange powers that God gave to him. Because he was faithful to the Lord, he used these powers to teach the people about the works of God.

During that time, Israel was ruled by a wicked king named Ahab. Ahab did not believe in God. He and his people worshiped a false god called Baal. They believed that Baal controlled the weather. Baal brought rain or sunshine, and they prayed to Baal for good weather.
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God asked Moses to lead the Israelite army. God gave Moses special powers to help them. If Moses held up his hand during the battle, the Israelites would win. If he lowered his hand, they would lose. Whenever the Israelite army fought, Moses would stand on the nearest hilltop or mountain, and raise his hand high into the air. They always had victory!
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