1st Samuel 17:23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words, and David heard them.
The above passage took place when the Philistines sent their champion to rail on the kingdom of Saul, and as he came up day by day, he made a mockery of their confidence in God. This sad situation did not occur in a vacuum, for when they took their eyes off of God and asked for a king, they became fixated on man, his ways and means. Consequently, they would attribute good and bad to the man in question.
Having lost sight of Christ, everything that happens would always boil down to the man that is being focused on. The Hebrews back then, believed Moses was the reason for the manna and they also believed that Moses was responsible for the serpents. It was always all about the man. In the days of Ahab and Jezebel, it was all about the man Elijah, not about God. Thus, they go hunting for the man that they erroneously believe is the source of their troubles.
The reason for this is that they erroneously concluded that Elijah could stop steams from flowing by his own power. Take a good listen to what Ahab says when he finally sees Elijah. Here is what the prophet of God has to say about the same situation, for Elijah didn’t cause anything, it was their departure from God that was working their ruin. Not a single occurrence happened in a vacuum, but because the habit of focusing on man was endemic, God is left out of the picture.
1st Samuel 17:24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? ....
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!