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Text -- 1 Kings 18:30-46 (NET)
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18:30 Elijah then told all the people , “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. He repaired the altar of the Lord that had been torn down .
18:31 Then Elijah took twelve stones , corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob , to whom the Lord had said , “Israel will be your new name .”
18:32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the Lord . Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed .
18:33 He arranged the wood , cut up the bull , and placed it on the wood .
18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, he said , “Do it again .” So they did it again . Then he said , “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time.
18:35 The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench .
18:36 When it was time for the evening offering , Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed : “O Lord God of Abraham , Isaac , and Israel , prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command .
18:37 Answer me, O Lord , answer me, so these people will know that you , O Lord , are the true God and that you are winning back their allegiance .”
18:38 Then fire from the Lord fell from the sky. It consumed the offering , the wood , the stones , and the dirt , and licked up the water in the trench .
18:39 When all the people saw this, they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said , “The Lord is the true God ! The Lord is the true God !”
18:40 Elijah told them, “Seize the prophets of Baal ! Don’t let even one of them escape !” So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed them there .
18:41 Then Elijah told Ahab , “Go on up and eat and drink , for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard.”
18:42 So Ahab went on up to eat and drink , while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel . He bent down toward the ground and put his face between his knees .
18:43 He told his servant , “Go on up and look in the direction of the sea .” So he went on up , looked , and reported , “There is nothing .” Seven times Elijah sent him to look.
18:44 The seventh time the servant said , “Look , a small cloud , the size of the palm of a man’s hand , is rising up from the sea .” Elijah then said , “Go and tell Ahab , ‘Hitch up the chariots and go down , so that the rain won’t overtake you.’”
18:45 Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds , the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm . Ahab rode toward Jezreel .
18:46 Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Carmel |
Ahab |
Elijah |
ISRAEL, RELIGION OF, 2 |
Drought |
JOASH (1) |
Prayer |
Revivals |
Miracles |
PRIESTHOOD |
Faith |
PALESTINE, 2 |
Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena |
Rain |
Jezreel |
Kishon |
Altar |
Fire |
Prophets |
High Places |
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NET Notes: 1Ki 18:30 Torn down. The condition of the altar symbolizes the spiritual state of the people.
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NET Notes: 1Ki 18:34 The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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