1 Kings 18:24
18:24 Then you
will invoke the name of your god, and I will invoke the name of the
Lord. The god who responds with fire will demonstrate that he is the true God.”
All the people responded, “This will be a fair test.”
1 Kings 18:26
18:26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested,
and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped
around on the altar they had made.
1 Kings 18:29
18:29 Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy,
but there was no sound, no answer, and no response.
1 Kings 18:36-37
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.”
1 Kings 18:2
18:2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab.
Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
1 Kings 1:20-22
1:20 Now,
my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.
1:21 If a decision is not made,
when my master the king is buried with his ancestors,
my son Solomon and I
will be considered state criminals.”
1:22 Just then, while she was still speaking to the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.
Isaiah 65:24
65:24 Before they even call out, I will respond;
while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 33:3
33:3 ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious
things which you still do not know about.’