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It even licked up all the water in the trench!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that <i>was</i> in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that <i>was</i> in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood, and the stones and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the fire of Yahweh fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood, and <i>even</i> the stones and the dust; it also licked up the water in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Yahweh&#8217s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD immediately sent fire, and it burned up the sacrifice, the wood, and the stones. It scorched the ground everywhere around the altar and dried up every drop of water in the ditch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So a fire from the LORD fell down and consumed the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dirt. The fire even dried up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD sent fire down, and it burned up the sacrifice, the wood, and the stones, scorched the earth and dried up the water in the trench. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Right then the LORD's fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, the dust, and even the water that was in the trench! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Yahweh’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust; and it licked up the water that was in the trench. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a fire falls [from] YHWH, and consumes the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and it has licked up the water that [is] in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that is in the trench it hath licked up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the fire of Jehovah will fall and will consume the burnt-offering and the woods, and the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the waters which were in the channel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the fire of the Lord fell down and devoured the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and even the dust, and it absorbed the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD’s fire came down and devoured the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dust, and lapped up the water in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and even licked up the water that was in the trench.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the fire of LORD JEHOVAH fell and consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dirt, and the water that was in the trench it licked up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven, and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings, and the wood and the water that was in the trench, and the fire licked up the stones and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/18-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7368" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/18.htm">Elijah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš- (N-csc) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">Then the fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wat·tip·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the sacrifice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the wood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm (Art:: N-fp) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">the stones,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: he·‘ā·p̄ār (Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">and the dust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3897.htm" title="3897: li·ḥê·ḵāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To lick. A primitive root; to lick.">and it licked up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the water</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8585.htm" title="8585: bat·tə·‘ā·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A channel, a bandage, plaster. From alah; a channel; also a bandage or plaster.">in the trench.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></span><br />Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1</a></span><br />When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-17.htm">Genesis 15:17</a></span><br />When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-35.htm">Numbers 16:35</a></span><br />And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a></span><br />And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-10.htm">2 Kings 1:10-12</a></span><br />Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a></span><br />There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-17.htm">Exodus 24:17</a></span><br />And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-24.htm">Deuteronomy 4:24</a></span><br />For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-54.htm">Luke 9:54</a></span><br />When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">Revelation 13:13</a></span><br />And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11</a></span><br />I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Acts 2:3</a></span><br />They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.</p><p class="hdg">Then the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-17.htm">Genesis 15:17</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a></b></br> And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: <i>which</i> when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-21.htm">Judges 6:21</a></b></br> Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that <i>was</i> in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.</p><p class="hdg">fire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm">1 Kings 18:24</a></b></br> And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2</a></b></br> And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/1-12.htm">2 Kings 1:12</a></b></br> And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I <i>be</i> a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-7.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm">Drain</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-2.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-25.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Licked</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-46.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm">Trench</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm">Water</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-12.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Drain</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-12.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-10.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-37.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">Licked</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-20.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-20.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-26.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Trench</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm">Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the fire of the LORD fell</b><br>This phrase signifies a divine intervention, a miraculous event demonstrating God's power. In the context of <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>, Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal to a contest to prove whose deity is real. The fire falling from heaven is reminiscent of other biblical instances where God uses fire as a sign of His presence and power, such as the burning bush in <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a> and the pillar of fire in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>. This event underscores God's supremacy over false gods and His ability to act supernaturally in the natural world.<p><b>and consumed the sacrifice</b><br>The consumption of the sacrifice indicates God's acceptance of Elijah's offering. In the Old Testament, sacrifices were a central part of worship and atonement for sin. The complete consumption of the sacrifice by divine fire symbolizes God's approval and serves as a stark contrast to the failure of Baal's prophets to elicit any response from their god. This act prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who was wholly accepted by God as the atonement for humanity's sins.<p><b>the wood</b><br>The wood, used to fuel the altar's fire, is also consumed, emphasizing the totality of God's power. In the sacrificial system, wood was necessary to burn offerings, but here, it is not needed as God Himself provides the fire. This highlights the futility of human efforts without divine intervention and points to God's ability to accomplish His purposes without reliance on human means.<p><b>the stones</b><br>The stones of the altar, typically impervious to fire, being consumed, further demonstrate the miraculous nature of this event. Altars were often constructed of stones, symbolizing permanence and strength. The destruction of the stones signifies that nothing is beyond God's reach or power, reinforcing His sovereignty over creation.<p><b>and the dust</b><br>The dust, representing the earth and the mundane, being consumed, illustrates the thoroughness of God's action. Dust is often associated with mortality and insignificance (<a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>). Its consumption signifies that God's power extends to the smallest and most insignificant elements, leaving no trace of the altar or the challenge.<p><b>and it licked up the water in the trench</b><br>The water in the trench, poured to make the miracle even more undeniable, is also consumed. This detail highlights the impossibility of the event from a natural perspective, as water would typically extinguish fire. The phrase "licked up" suggests a thorough and complete action, leaving no doubt about the divine origin of the fire. This act serves as a testament to God's ability to overcome natural laws and foreshadows the living water that Jesus offers, which quenches spiritual thirst completely (<a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who challenged the prophets of Baal to demonstrate the power of the true God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_carmel.htm">Mount Carmel</a></b><br>The location where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and called upon God to send fire from heaven.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets_of_baal.htm">Prophets of Baal</a></b><br>Pagan prophets who worshiped Baal, a false god, and were challenged by Elijah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God who demonstrated His power by sending fire from heaven.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sacrifice.htm">The Sacrifice</a></b><br>The offering prepared by Elijah, which included a bull, wood, stones, and water, all consumed by the fire from the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The event on Mount Carmel demonstrates God's supreme power over all false gods and idols. It reminds us that God is sovereign and able to do the impossible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>Elijah's faith in God's power and his obedience in following God's instructions serve as a model for believers. We are called to trust and obey God, even in challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The confrontation between Elijah and the prophets of Baal highlights the reality of spiritual warfare. Believers must be vigilant and rely on God's power to overcome spiritual challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_response_to_prayer.htm">God's Response to Prayer</a></b><br>Elijah's prayer was answered by God in a dramatic way. This teaches us about the importance of earnest prayer and the assurance that God hears and responds to the prayers of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The consuming fire led the people to acknowledge the LORD as the true God. This event calls us to examine our own lives, repent of idolatry, and turn wholeheartedly to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_1_kings_18_38's_fire_be_explained.htm">In 1 Kings 18:38, how can the sudden “fire from the LORD” be explained scientifically or verified historically? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_you_wavering_between_two_opinions.htm">Are you wavering between two opinions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_flying_scroll_exist_scientifically.htm">How can a giant flying scroll (Zechariah 5:1–2) exist scientifically without any discernible source of propulsion? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_accept_fire_from_heaven_without_proof.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:1) How can we accept fire miraculously coming down from heaven to consume offerings when there is no scientific or historical evidence of such an event? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then the fire of the Lord</span> [<span class="accented">Jehovah</span>. Not lightning, but supernatural light and heat emanating from God Himself. Cf. <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Leviticus 9:24</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">1 Chronicles 21:26</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1</a>; <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a>] fell, and consumed [Heb. <span class="accented">ate up, devoured</span>] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones</span> [<span class="accented">in calcem redigit</span>, Cler.], <span class="cmt_word">and</span> <span class="cmt_word">the dust</span> [Bahr translates <span class="accented">die Erde</span>, and understands this to be the earth with which the altar of twelve stones had been packed. Similarly Rawlinson. But it is very doubtful whether <span class="hebrew">עָפָר</span> <span class="accented">pulvis</span>, could be used in this sense. It may mean dry earth, but this altar had been deluged with water], <span class="cmt_word">and licked up</span> [<span class="hebrew">לָחַך</span> is clearly onomatopoetic, like our <span class="accented">lick</span>; Germ. <span class="accented">lecken</span>; Gr. <span class="greek">λείχω</span>, etc. It expresses well the action of <span class="accented">tongues</span> of flame] <span class="cmt_word">the water that was in the trench.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/18-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(’êš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fell</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּפֹּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tip·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֤אכַל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sacrifice,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֹלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wood,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֣עֵצִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stones,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲבָנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the dust,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָפָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it licked up</span><br /><span class="heb">לִחֵֽכָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(li·ḥê·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3897.htm">Strong's 3897: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the water</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the trench.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bat·tə·‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8585.htm">Strong's 8585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A channel, a bandage, plaster</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 18:38 Then the fire of Yahweh fell (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 18:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 18:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 18:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>