1599 Geneva Bible: “I Only Am Left"

1 Kings 19:10 (and 14 same text) And he answered, I have (i)been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: (ii)for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, broken down thine altars, and slain thy Prophets with the sword, and I only am left, and they seek my life to take it away.

i. He complains that the more zealous that he shows himself to maintain God’s glory, the more cruelly is he persecuted.
ii. We ought not to depend on the majority in maintaining God’s glory, but because our duty so requires it, we ought to do it.


[The above quoted scripture and accompanying paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]