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Now the famine was severe in Samaria. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Ahab called Obadiah who was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>for when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.) <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go into the land to all the sources of water and to all the streams; perhaps we may find grass and keep the horses and mules alive, and not have to kill some of the cattle.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So they divided the land between them to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>survey it. Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. He recognized him and fell face downward [out of respect] and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He answered him, “It is I. Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But he said, “What sin have I committed, that you would hand over your servant to Ahab to put me to death? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent <i>messengers</i> to seek you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ Ahab made the kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And now you are saying, ‘Go, tell your master, “Behold, Elijah [is here].”’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>to a place I do not know; so when I come to tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. Yet your servant has [reverently] feared the LORD from my youth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Has it not been told to my lord [Elijah] what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred of the LORD’S prophets by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And now you are saying, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here”’; and he will kill me.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Elijah said, “As the LORD of hosts (armies) lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly show myself to Ahab today.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you the one who is bringing disaster on Israel?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Elijah said, “I have not brought disaster on Israel, but you and your father’s household <i>have,</i> by abandoning (rejecting) the commandments of the LORD and by following the Baals. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Now then, send <i>word</i> and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, together with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of [the goddess] Asherah, who eat at [Queen] Jezebel’s table.” <p class="hdg">God or Baal on Mount Carmel</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So Ahab sent <i>word</i> to all the Israelites and assembled the [pagan] prophets together at Mount Carmel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>hesitate between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people [of Israel] did not answer him [so much as] a word. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone remain a prophet of the LORD, while Baal’s prophets are 450 men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Now let them give us two oxen, and let them choose one ox for themselves and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire <i>under it</i>. I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, and I will not put a fire <i>under it</i>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the god who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, since there are many of you; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire <i>under it</i>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, hear <i>and</i> answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they had made. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied, or he is out [at the moment], or he is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So they cried out with a loud voice [to get Baal’s attention] and cut themselves with swords and lances in accordance with their custom, until the blood flowed out on them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>As midday passed, they played the part of prophets <i>and</i> raved dramatically until the time for offering the <i>evening</i> sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him. And he repaired <i>and</i> rebuilt the [old] altar of the LORD that had been torn down [by Jezebel]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then Elijah took twelve stones in accordance with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>So with the stones Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. He made a trench around the altar large enough to hold <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>two measures of seed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Then he laid out the wood and cut the ox in pieces and laid it on the wood. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And he said, “Fill four pitchers with water and pour it on the burnt offering and the wood.” And he said, “Do it the second time.” And they did it the second time. And he said, “Do it the third time.” And they did it a third time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The water flowed around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water. <p class="hdg">Elijah’s Prayer</p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>At the time of the offering of the <i>evening</i> sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached [the altar] and said, “O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob), let it be known today that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all these things at Your word. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back [to You].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>When all the people saw it, they fell face downward; and they said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” They seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and [as God’s law required] killed them there. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the roar <i>of an abundance</i> of rain.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down to the earth and put his face between his knees, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>and he said to his servant, “Go up, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” Elijah said, “Go back” seven times. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>And at the seventh <i>time</i> the servant said, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And Elijah said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare <i>your chariot</i> and go down, so that the rain shower does not stop you.’” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>In a little while the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and there were heavy showers. And Ahab mounted <i>and</i> rode [his chariot] and went [inland] to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>Jezreel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah [giving him supernatural strength]. He <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>girded up his loins and outran Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel [nearly twenty miles].<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>pass through</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>where</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>limp on two crutches</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> I.e. about twenty-two quarts.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">45</span> I.e. the king’s winter home.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">46</span> This phrase is related to the type of clothing worn in ancient times. To keep from impeding the wearer during any vigorous activity, e.g. battle, exercise, strenuous work, etc., the loose ends of garments (tunics, cloaks, mantles, etc.) had to be gathered up and tucked into the girdle. The girdle was a band about six inches wide that had fasteners in front. It was worn around the loins (the midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips) and was normally made of leather. Expensive or embroidered girdles were also worn and were made of cotton, flax or silk. The girdle also served as a kind of pocket or pouch and was used to carry personal items such as a dagger, money or other necessary things. 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