1 Kings 18:21
18:21 Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision?
1 If the
Lord is the true God,
2 then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.
1 Kings 18:36-37
18:36 When it was time for the evening offering,
3 Elijah the prophet approached the altar
4 and prayed: “O
Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove
5 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
6 and that you are winning back their allegiance.”
7
Isaiah 37:20
37:20 Now, O
Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the
Lord.”
8
Isaiah 54:5
54:5 For your husband is the one who made you –
the Lord who commands armies is his name.
He is your protector, 9 the Holy One of Israel. 10
He is called “God of the entire earth.”
1 tn Heb “How long are you going to limp around on two crutches?” (see HALOT 762 s.v. סְעִפִּים). In context this idiomatic expression refers to indecision rather than physical disability.
2 tn Heb “the God.”
3 tn Heb “at the offering up of the offering.”
4 tn The words “the altar” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
5 tn Heb “let it be known.”
6 tn Heb “the God.”
7 tn Heb “that you are turning their heart[s] back.”
8 tn The parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:19 reads, “that you, Lord, are the only God.”
9 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
10 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.