Help kids discover how God cared for Elijah when he was afraid, tired, and discouraged with this hands-on Elijah Runs from Jezebel Bible lesson and activity pack!

This ready-to-use Elijah Bible lesson takes children from the exciting end of the Mount Carmel story through Jezebel’s angry threat, Elijah’s journey into the wilderness, God’s provision beneath the juniper tree, and Elijah’s encounter with God at Mount Horeb. Kids will learn that God did not abandon Elijah when he was discouraged. He provided food, water, and rest, listened to Elijah’s fears, reminded him that he was not alone, and gave him a new job to do.

Created for ages 4–12, this Sunday school lesson includes activities for preschool and elementary learners, making it easy to use with mixed-age children’s church classes. With differentiated discussion questions, Bible worksheets, games, coloring pages, reading comprehension, creative activities, and STEM challenges, you can choose the pages that work best for your group.

This Elijah Runs from Jezebel resource includes:

• A detailed, ready-to-teach Elijah Bible lesson

• Scripture focus from 1 Kings 18:41–46 and 1 Kings 19:1–18

• Psalm 56:3 KJV memory verse

• Easy memory verse motions

• Lesson theme and main teaching points

• Discussion questions with answers for ages 4–5

• Discussion questions with answers for grades 1–3

• Discussion questions with answers for grades 4–6

• Five active Bible game ideas

• Three full-color Elijah Bible story pictures

• Elijah coloring pages

• Bible maze activities

• Dot-marker or dot-sticker activity

• Tracing activity

• Draw Elijah beneath the juniper tree activity

• Finish the Wilderness Scene directed drawing page

• Elijah word search

• Elijah reading comprehension passage and questions

• Written Bible reflection page

• Six-part Bible story comic strip

• Mountain of God STEM challenge

• Angel’s Food Delivery Basket STEM challenge

• Word search answer key

Throughout the lesson, children will explore:

• Elijah praying for rain after the drought

• King Ahab returning to Jezreel

• Queen Jezebel threatening Elijah

• Elijah running into the wilderness

• Elijah resting beneath a juniper tree

• God providing food, water, and rest

• Elijah traveling to Mount Horeb

• The strong wind, earthquake, and fire

• God speaking to Elijah through a still small voice

• God encouraging Elijah and reminding him that he was not alone

• God giving Elijah more work to do

The activities are divided by age group, so you do not have to teach the same worksheet to every child. Younger learners can complete coloring, tracing, dot-marker, and maze activities. Early elementary students can enjoy creative drawing and picture activities. Older elementary students can dig deeper with reading comprehension, written reflection, a Bible story comic strip, a word search, and hands-on Bible STEM challenges.

This Old Testament Bible lesson works well for Sunday school, children’s church, Christian school, homeschool Bible, Bible clubs, midweek church programs, family Bible study, and mixed-age ministry groups. It is low-prep, flexible, and filled with meaningful activities that help children understand and remember the story of Elijah and Jezebel.

The included memory verse is written in the King James Version (KJV).

Use this resource as a stand-alone Elijah lesson or pair it with other Bible lessons about Elijah and the drought, Elijah on Mount Carmel, King Ahab, Queen Jezebel, Elisha, or the prophets of God.