You and your fathers family have made all this trouble by not obeying the Lords commands. The land of Judah lay close to the land of Israel, yet we find no complaint there of the want of rain; for Judah yet ruled with God, and was faithful with the saints and prophets (Hosea 11:12), by which distinction Israel might plainly have seen the ground of God's controversy, when God caused it to rain upon one city and not upon another (Amos 4:7; Amos 4:8); but they blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts, and would not see. Had he, by his spies, surprised Elijah, he would have triumphed over him; but, now that he was thus surprised by him, we may suppose he even trembled to look him in the face, hated him, and yet feared him, as Herod did John. Prophets should be called seers, and shepherds, and watchmen, and ministers, rather than lords, as those that mind duty more than dominion. Psalms 24:6, Thy face, O Jacob!Hosea 12:4. By this time there was no food in Samaria. God's ministers should make it appear that, how great soever they look when they deliver God's message, yet they are far from affecting worldly grandeur: let them leave that to the kings of the earth. Thither all Israel must come, to give Elijah the meeting; and the prophets of Baal who were dispersed all the country over, with those of the groves who were Jezebel's domestic chaplains, must there make their personal appearance. Each would take a bull and place it on their own altar. He ordered abundance of water to be poured upon his altar, which he had prepared a trench for the reception of (1 Kings 18:32; 1 Kings 18:32), and, some think, made the altar hollow. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. When Jezebel was killing all the LORD's . And they did it the third time. Let it go on therefore to a trial. e. Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you: This was a word of faith from Elijah to Ahab. He hid 100 of them in two caves, when the persecution was hot, and fed them with bread and water,1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 18:4. III. 39When all the people saw this, they fell down to the ground, crying, The Lord is God! But there was no voice, nor any that answered. Has the book of Amos been fulfilled or is it a reference to end times? He sent fire from heaven. I would have healed Israel, but they would not be healed. He himself retired to pray (for though God had promised rain, he must ask it, Zechariah 10:1), and to give thanks for God's answer by fire, now hoping for an answer by water. Little wonder, then, that when King Ahab chose to marry a woman from Baal territory, the farmers in Israel built a house for this new god and welcomed him to the neighborhood (see 1 Kings 16:31). Ahab and the people expected that Elijah would, in this solemn assembly, bless the land, and pray for rain; but he had other work to do first. ), St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament. King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the king's palace. Now if, upon trial, it appears that Baal is that one infinite omnipotent Being, that one supreme Lord and all-sufficient benefactor, you ought to renounce Jehovah and cleave to Baal only: but, if Jehovah be that one God, Baal is a cheat, and you must have no more to do with him." Then let them put the meat on the wood, but they are not to set fire to it. Stop for a moment. hear us, O Baal! He repaired this altar with twelve stones, according to the number of the twelve tribes,1 Kings 18:31; 1 Kings 18:31. By this time there was no food in Samaria. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. This writing has come about a few days after The Test - 2002 and the Latter Rain, and adds greater clarity to what can be expected in the latter rain. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. He is there in the presence of Ahab, the 450 prophets of Baal, 400 prophets of the groves and a company of people from all Israel. He sent his prophet Elijah to tell Israel to stop limping between two different opinions (1 Kings 18:21 ESV). Otherwise, the rain will stop him.. Ahab, like himself, basely accused Elijah. But in this chapter his appearance was as public as before his retirement was close; the days appointed for his concealment (which was part of the judgment upon Israel) being finished, he is not commanded to show himself to Ahab, and to expect rain upon the earth, 1 Kings 18:1. Baal promised the rains, so God sent a drought at the word of his prophet (see 1 Kings 17:1). [3.] Name one of the Old Testament prophets present at the Transfiguration.. rh. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. He pleads that he did not deserve to be thus exposed, and put in peril of his life: What have I said amiss?1 Kings 18:9; 1 Kings 18:9. And they did it the second time. God has his remnant among all sorts, high and low; there were saints in Nero's household, and in Ahab's. From Genesis to Revelation, we see that one of our Creator Kings primary qualities is his lavish generosity. Pursuant to this order we have here, I. God demands no more from us than he can make out a title to. Blessed are those that have not seen what they saw and yet have believed and been wrought upon by it more than those that saw it. And he said, Do it the third time. 3. a. We may well imagine what a terror the fire struck on guilty Ahab and all the worshippers of Baal, and how they fled from it as far and as fast as they could, saying, Lest it consume us also, alluding to Numbers 16:34. Great blessings often arise from small beginnings, and showers of plenty from a cloud of a span long. If Ahab had paid the respect to Elijah that he deserved he would have taken him into his chariot, as the eunuch did Philip, that he might honour him before the elders of Israel, and confer with him further about the reformation of the kingdom. 38 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. Pray louder! he said. Not only some Israelites worshipped God and others Baal, but the same Israelites sometimes worshipped one and sometimes the other. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. 3. " By afternoon, worshippers of Baal were cutting themselves up and ripping off their clothes, writhing in unspeakable suicidal frustration.When he called on them to shout and wake up . 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. No one answered; no one paid attention (v. 29 ESV). I see nothing, he said. 30Then Elijah said to all the people, Now come to me. So they gathered around him, and Elijah rebuilt the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down. And they limped [they hobbled] around the altar that they had made." I don't think those two uses of the word limp or hobble are an accident. Surely you think he is talking or meditating (as the word is) or he is pursuing some deep thoughts, (in a brown study, as we say), thinking of somewhat else and not minding his own matter, when not your credit only, but all his honour lies at stake, and his interest in Israel. He put himself into a strange posture. But this was not all; to complete the miracle, the fire consumed the stones of the altar, and the very dust, to show that it was no ordinary fire, and perhaps to intimate that, though God accepted this occasional sacrifice from this altar, yet for the future they ought to demolish all the altars on their high places, and, for their constant sacrifices, make use of that at Jerusalem only. As he had shown the tenderness of a father to the sons of the prophets, so he showed the reverence of a son to this father of the prophets; and by this made it appear that he did indeed fear God greatly, that he did honour to one that was his extraordinary ambassador and had a great interest in heaven. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention. Those who are called to appear and act in public for God must yet find time to be private with him and keep up their converse with him in solitude. At the end of the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit had . Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. His interview with Ahab himself, 1 Kings 18:17-20. Showdown on the mount Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Yahweh took care of his own while the king who had turned to Baal because of his claim to bring home the economic bacon wandered the countryside hoping to find a bit of grass for the few horses and mules who hadnt died yet (see 1 Kings 18:45). Obadiah therefore could with a good conscience enjoy the place, and therefore would not decline it, nor give it up, though he foresaw he could not do the good he desired to do in it. So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. And nothing can't answer you when you call out to it! 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day. At the same time Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel, where he bent down to the ground with his head between his knees. The managers of Baal's cause were 450 men, fat and well fed (1 Kings 18:22; 1 Kings 18:22), besides 400 more, their supporters or seconds, 1 Kings 18:19; 1 Kings 18:19. He will put me to death. 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. Share The long drought was over, and it was demonstrated that the prayers of Elijah both withheld the rain and then subsequently brought the rain. The glory of God: "Lord, hear me, and answer me, that it may be known (for it is now by the most denied or forgotten) that thou art God in Israel, to whom alone the homage and devotion of Israel are due, and that I am thy servant, and do all that I have done, am doing, and shall do, as thy agent, at thy word, and not to gratify any humour or passion of my own. The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. 2. 1. "I love Jesus and it is the honor of my life to get to portray him," he said. THE PROPHETS OF BAAL,THE PROPHETS OF ASHERAH,AND THE LATTER RAIN. 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Elijah was no priest, nor were his attendants Levites. 4. For less than $5/mo. (Mark 6:20). That man that is true to his God will be faithful to his prince. (2.) Yet his guilty conscience gave him little reason to hope for it, but, rather, to fear some other more dreadful judgment. Roumie said he was drawn to both "The Chosen" and "Jesus Revolution" because of their scripts and characters, which "spoke to his heart.". But there was no voice. Elijah, in answer to him, [1.] 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Even in those bad times, when the calves were worshipped and the temple at Jerusalem deserted, yet there were some good people that feared God and served him, and some good prophets that instructed them in the knowledge of him and assisted them in their devotions. He will kill me!, 15Elijah answered, As surely as the Lord All-Powerful lives, whom I serve, I will be seen by Ahab today.. Baals 450 prophets worked themselves into a frenzy, cutting themselves, dancing, and chanting to their god. Then he said, Do it a third time, and they did it the third time. Ahab issued out writs accordingly, for the convening of this great assembly (1 Kings 18:20; 1 Kings 18:20), either because he feared Elijah and durst not oppose him (Saul stood in awe of Samuel more than of God), or because he hoped Elijah would bless the land, and speak the word that they might have rain, and upon those terms they would be all at his beck. They danced around the altar they had built. 7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? The people join issue with him: It is well spoken,1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:24. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! The steps taken towards redressing the grievance, by Elijah's appearing again upon the stage, to act as a Tishbite, a converter or reformer of Israel, for so (some think) that title of his signifies. He fitted up an altar. What is the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal? One may guess how people stand affected to God by observing how they stand affected to his people and ministers. Ahab's care was not to lose all the beasts, many being already lost; but he took no care about his soul, not to lose that; he took a deal of pains to seek grass, but none to seek the favour of God, fencing against the effect, but not enquiring how to remove the cause. With their experiences as a pastor, urban community development expert, and bestselling author of "When Helping Hurts" and president of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development, Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert offer eye-opening true stories of economic discipleship in action. Hence we read of those that hide themselves in the top of Carmel,Amos 9:3. Turn them again to the Lord God of hosts, from whom they have revolted, and all will be well quickly; this must be Elijah's doing. 2. You have gone after the Baals. The God who answered by fire, igniting the sacrifice on the altar, was the true God. Above two years he had lain hid with the widow at Zarephath, after he had been concealed one year by the brook Cherith; so that the third year of his sojourning there, here spoken of (1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 18:1), was the fourth of the famine, which lasted in all three years and six months, as we find, Luke 4:25; James 5:17. He also brought them food and water.) (Obadiah was a true follower of the LORD. V. The return of the mercy of rain, at the word of Elijah, 1 Kings . Yahweh would have none of it. Elijah, like himself, boldly returned the charge upon the king, and proved it upon him, that he was the troubler of Israel,1 Kings 18:18; 1 Kings 18:18. All these parables point in the same direction: money wants our worship. If Jehovah be the true God, Baal is a false God, to whom these Israelites had revolted, and seduced others to the worship of him; and therefore, by the express law of God, they were to be put to death, Deuteronomy 13:1-11. He then solemnly addressed himself to God by prayer before his altar, humbly beseeching him to turn to ashes his burnt-offering (as the phrase is, Psalms 20:3), and to testify his acceptance of it. The people, as the jury, gave in their verdict upon the trial, and they are all agreed in it; the case is so plain that they need not go from the bar to consider of their verdict or consult about it: They fell on their faces, and all, as one man, said, "Jehovah, he is the God, and not Baal; we are convinced and satisfied of it: Jehovah, he is the God" (1 Kings 18:39; 1 Kings 18:39), whence, one would think, they should have inferred, "If he be the God, he shall be our God, and we will serve him only," as Joshua 24:24. When Jezebel cut off God's prophets God cut off the necessary provisions by the extremity of the drought. Elijah sought not his own glory but in subserviency to God's, and for his own necessary vindication. He stood by them, and patiently heard them for so many hours praying to an idol, yet with secret indignation and disdain; and at noon, when the sun was at the hottest, and they too expecting fire (then if ever), he upbraided them with their folly; and notwithstanding the gravity of his office, and the seriousness of the work he had before him, bantered them: "Cry aloud, for he is a god, a goodly god that cannot be made to hear without all this clamour. Money becomes a spiritual power that too often uses us rather than the other way around. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or . Report. ESV - Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Vote Up Click on the different category headings to find out more. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. To win his people back, God demonstrated his power and mocked Baal along the way. Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? When Baals people died, it was Elijah who raised them to life (v. 22). Share He also recognized, though, that people in his day faced a new, subtler, and perhaps even stronger temptation: to treat money as an idol like Baal, an idol to worship as a god to get what they wanted. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. To Christians this is a. You can also change some of your preferences. In fact, the New Testament teaches that money and greed are often the loudest and most appealing idols seeking to steal our attention. There was a heavy rain: Gods word through Elijah was proved true. They explore six key biblical themes of worship, community, work, equity, creation care, and rest to dig into what the Gospel means for how we use our resources. How did the prophets tithe and to whom? All answers are REVIEWED and MODERATED. Baal's prophets were so far from being convinced and put to shame by the just reproach Elijah cast upon them that it made them the more violent and led them to act more ridiculously. But humans cannot serve two kings. Even Christ and his apostles were thus misrepresented, Acts 17:6. And the people answered him not a word. What occasion for addition to that which is perfect? Elijah is not the Achan: "I have not troubled Israel, have neither done them any wrong nor designed them any hurt." Nay (1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 18:13), Was it not told my lord how I hid the prophets? See how wonderfully God raises up friends for his ministers and people, for their shelter in difficult times, even where one would least expect them. Twelve barrels of water (probably sea-water, for the sea was near, and so much fresh water in this time of drought was too precious for him to be so prodigal of it), thrice four, he poured upon his sacrifice, to prevent the suspicion of any fire under (for, if there had been any, this would have put it out), and to make the expected miracle the more illustrious. There was one very good man, who was a great man at court, Obadiah, who answered his name--a servant of the Lord, one who feared God and was faithful to him, and yet was steward of the household to Ahab. 10 Reasons God Might Not Be Blessing Your Life, 9 Christians You Don't Want to Sit Beside on Sunday Morning, 6 Truths about Jesus Coming into the World, Inspiring Mother Breaks Down after Earning Golden Buzzer with Celine Dion Hit, 7 Ways Anxiety Dominates the Christian Mind. Why did king Ahab have to die? A little cloud at length appeared, no bigger than a man's hand, which presently overspread the heavens and watered the earth, 1 Kings 18:44; 1 Kings 18:45. Like madmen they cut themselves in pieces with knives and lancets (1 Kings 18:28; 1 Kings 18:28) for vexation that they were not . 2. Moses's altar and Solomon's were consecrated by the fire from heaven; but this was destroyed, because no more to be used. We are made in the image of this generous King, wired to reflect his generosity to the rest of creation. Some, we hope, had their hearts thus turned back, but the generality of them were convinced only, not converted, yielded to the truth of God, that he is the God, but consented not to his covenant, that he should be theirs. Even on Baals home turf, people starved while waiting for Baal to bring his promised abundance. Note, Though the answer of our fervent and believing supplications may not come quickly, yet we must continue instant in prayer, and not faint nor desist; for at the end it shall speak and not lie. (2.) Idols could do neither good nor evil. Note, It has been the lot of the best and most useful men to be called and counted the troublers of the land, and to be run down as public grievances. These were the 450 prophets of Baal; the 400 prophets of the groves (who, some think, were Sidonians), though summoned (1 Kings 18:19; 1 Kings 18:19), yet, as it should seem, did not attend, and so escaped this execution, which fair escape perhaps Ahab and Jezebel thought themselves happy in; but it proved they were reserved to be the instruments of Ahab's destruction, some time after, by encouraging him to go up to Ramoth-Gilead, 1 Kings 22:6; 1 Kings 22:6. As for why the worship of Baal and Asherah specifically was such a problem for Israel, there are several reasons we can cite: first, the worship of Baal and Asherah held the allure of illicit sex, since the religion involved ritual prostitution. Let us therefore never despise the day of small things, but hope and wait for great things from it. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. They covet the precedency, not only for the honour of it, but that, if they can but in the least seem to gain their point, Elijah may not be admitted to make the trial. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. These Jezebel aimed to extirpate, and put many of them to death, which was as much a public calamity as a public iniquity, and threatened the utter ruin of religion's poor remains in Israel. How importunate and noisy the prophets of Baal were in their applications to him. The prince of the power of the air, if God has permitted him, could have caused fire to come down from heaven on this occasion, and gladly would have done it for the support of his Baal. 0 responses (2.) But God listened to his prophet. See 2 Kings 2:16. He that will thrive must rise betimes. Elijah would endeavour to convince their judgments, and no doubt it was by special warrant and direction from heaven that he put the controversy between God and Baal upon a public trial. But his corruptions got the better of his convictions, and he was glad to get clear of him, as Felix of Paul, when he dismissed him, and adjourned his conference with him to a more convenient season. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? Also bring the four hundred fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebels table.. From Pretty Statues to Silver and Gold: Jesus or Mammon? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. As for those who fall as victims to the fire of God's wrath, no water can shelter them from it, any more than briers or thorns, Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 27:5. 35So the water ran off the altar and filled the ditch. Was John the Baptist conceived via an immaculate conception? The servant went and looked. Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him! 28The prophets prayed louder, cutting themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed, which was the way they worshiped. This was not as a morning cloud, which passes away (though Israel's goodness was so), but one that produced a plentiful rain (Psalms 68:9), and an earnest of more. Their heart is divided (Hosea 10:2), whereas God will have all or none. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Idols had always threatened to steal the love, trust, and service God deserves and demands.By equating greed with idolatry, Paul provocatively told the church they didnt have to go into a rival temple to worship another god. Note, It bodes well to any people when God calls his ministers out of their corners, and bids them show themselves--a sign that he will give rain on the earth; at least we may the better be content with the bread of affliction while our eyes see our teachers,Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. There he set himself, as it were, upon his watch-tower, like the prophet, Habakkuk 2:1. They got their sacrifices ready; and we may well imagine what a noise 450 men made, when they cried as one man, and with all their might, O Baal! Thou employest me; Lord, make it appear that thou dost so;" see Numbers 16:28; Numbers 16:29. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? When we give, we reflect the image of our giving God. I. They thought to trim the matter, and play on both sides, as the Samaritans, 2 Kings 17:33. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. How deaf Baal was to them. They allow the proposal to be fair and unexceptionable "God has often answered by fire; if Baal cannot do so, let him be cast out for a usurper." Baal and his prophets were confounded. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. Answer The account of Elijah and the prophets of Baal is recorded in 1 Kings 18. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. You can check these in your browser security settings. Providence ordered it so, that Ahab might, with his own eyes, see how bad the consequences of this judgment were, that so he might be the better inclined to hearken to Elijah, who would direct him into the only way to put an end to it. Excerpted from "Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give," by Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt and Brian Fikkert. This is the right method. It is an instance of the courage of Elijah that he durst stand alone in the cause of God against such powers and numbers; and the issue encourages all God's witnesses and advocates never to fear the face of man. The Lord preserved Elijah's life for a reason. 4When Jezebel was killing all the Lords prophets, Obadiah hid a hundred of them in two caves, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. His prayer was not long, for he used no vain repetitions, nor thought he should be heard for his much speaking; but it was very grave and composed, and showed his mind to be calm and sedate, and far from the heats and disorders that Baal's prophets were in, 1 Kings 18:36; 1 Kings 18:37. [1.] His interview with Obadiah, one of Ahab's servants, by whom he sends notice to Ahab of his coming, 1 Kings 18:2-16. Remove all set cookies in our domain lavish generosity the account of Elijah and the LATTER.!, St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament reference to end times God... 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