If we, in sincerity, offer our hearts to God, he will, by his grace, kindle a holy fire in them. 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. Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. 7While Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. [2.] One may guess how people stand affected to God by observing how they stand affected to his people and ministers. "I love Jesus and it is the honor of my life to get to portray him," he said. Not only some Israelites worshipped God and others Baal, but the same Israelites sometimes worshipped one and sometimes the other. He did not think it enough to fear God himself, but, having wealth and power wherewith to do it, he thought himself obliged to assist and countenance others that feared God; nor did he think his being kind to them would excuse him from being good himself, but he did both, he both feared God greatly himself and patronised those that feared him likewise. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. [4.] III. Elijah vs. the priests of Baal. He turned the hearts of his people back to himself. Joseph and Daniel were preferred because there were none so fit as they for the places they were preferred to. That man that is true to his God will be faithful to his prince. 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. III. Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab: This was an obviously supernaturally empowered 14-mile cross-country run. 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? The God therefore that has power to pardon sin, and to signify it by consuming the sin-offering, must needs be the God that can relieve us against the calamity. Probably on that mountain they had an eminent high place, where formerly the pure worship of God had been kept up as well as it could be any where but at Jerusalem. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Those fear God greatly that keep up the fear of him in bad times and places; thus Obadiah did. He that can give fire can give rain; see Matthew 9:2; Matthew 9:6. If we can find one that has more right to us, or will be a better master to us, than God, we may take him at our peril. Note, Early piety, it is to be hoped, will be eminent piety; those that are good betimes are likely to be very good; he that feared God from his youth came to fear him greatly. 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. Psalms 24:6, Thy face, O Jacob!Hosea 12:4. 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. Thou employest me; Lord, make it appear that thou dost so;" see Numbers 16:28; Numbers 16:29. 1416). The higher the vote, the further up an answer is. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. (3.) V. The return of the mercy of rain, at the word of Elijah, 1 Kings 18:41-46. There he set himself, as it were, upon his watch-tower, like the prophet, Habakkuk 2:1. Hence we read of those that hide themselves in the top of Carmel,Amos 9:3. During all that time some of them prayed, while others of them prophesied, sang hymns, perhaps to the praise of Baal, or rather encouraged those that were praying to proceed, telling them that Baal would answer them at last; but there was no answer, nor any that regarded. As such he tries to counterfeit the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Their perishing thus is the using, as the apostle speaks of them (Colossians 3:22), was to intimate the utter abolition of them after a little while, Hebrews 8:13. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things. 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). So Elijah issued a challenge. It is said that Baal was the son of a god called el. Israel being thus far reformed that they had acknowledged the Lord to be God, and had consented to the execution of Baal's prophets, that they might not seduce them any more, though this was far short of a thorough reformation, yet it was so far accepted that God thereupon opened the bottles of heaven, and poured out blessings upon his land, that very evening (as it should seem) on which they did this good work, which should have confirmed them in their reformation; see Haggai 2:18; Haggai 2:19. 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. Those that slighted and hated his counsels would gladly be beholden to him for his prayers. Roumie said he was drawn to both "The Chosen" and "Jesus Revolution" because of their scripts and characters, which "spoke to his heart.". The service of God and the service of sin, the dominion of Christ and the dominion of our lusts, these are the two thoughts which it is dangerous halting between. He does not insist upon their relation to Jehovah--"Is he not yours, and the God of your fathers, while Baal is the god of the Sidonians? He sent his prophet Elijah to tell Israel to stop limping between two different opinions (1 Kings 18:21 ESV). (1.) 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. When Baals people died, it was Elijah who raised them to life (v. 22). To win his people back, God demonstrated his power and mocked Baal along the way. When we give, we reflect the image of our giving God. Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. He sent fire from heaven. I. Elijah reproved the people for mixing the worship of God and the worship of Baal together. Elijah now came to bring blessings to Israel, tidings of the return of the rain; yet he was thus affronted. (1.) Stop for a moment. God, at length, ordered Elijah to present himself to Ahab, because the time had now come when he would send rain upon the earth (1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 18:1), or rather upon the land. But, since Ahab invites him not to ride with him, he will run before him (1 Kings 18:46; 1 Kings 18:46) as one of his footmen, that he may not seem to be lifted up with the great honour God had put upon him or to abate in his civil respect to his prince, though he reproved him faithfully. So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. Ahab is the Achan, the troubler, who follows Baalim, those accursed things. And they did it the third time. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. But there was no voice. 3. 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." Lord, you are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, he prayed. Even on Baals home turf, people starved while waiting for Baal to bring his promised abundance. This will, by no means, justify those who ridicule the worshippers of God in Christ because the worship is not performed just in their way. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. 1621), of rich men sent to hell for their failure to let go of their wealth for the sake of their neighbor (see Luke 16:1931), and of eternal judgment declared on the basis of ones willingness to share with those in need (Matt. I brought them food and water. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. The prophets of Baal went first. Baal and his prophets were confounded. The priests and the Levites had all gone to Judah and Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 11:13; 2 Chronicles 11:14), but, instead of them, God raised up these prophets, who read and expounded the law in private meetings, or in the families that retained their integrity, for we read not of any synagogues at this time; they had not the spirit of prophecy as Elijah, nor did they offer sacrifice, or burn incense, but taught people to live well, and keep close to the God of Israel. Let it go on therefore to a trial. But no voice was heard; Baal did not answer, and no one paid attention. Ahab got in his chariot and started back to Jezreel. (2.) 5:3). 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 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. How importunate and noisy the prophets of Baal were in their applications to him. 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. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Why in 1 Kings 18:40 did Elijah take the prophets of Baal down to the brook of Kishon to slew them? Those that fear God need not go out of the world, bad as it is. II. Ahab, like himself, basely accused Elijah. Ahab rode in his chariot, at ease and in state, 1 Kings 18:45; 1 Kings 18:45. Elijah swears by the Lord of hosts, who has all power in his hands, and is therefore able to protect his servants against all the powers of hell and earth. Moses's altar and Solomon's were consecrated by the fire from heaven; but this was destroyed, because no more to be used. Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Though he was not at the place appointed, he chose the appointed time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, thereby to testify his communion with the altar at Jerusalem. The edification of the people: "That they may know that thou art the Lord, and may experience thy grace, turning their heart, by this miracle, as a means, back again to thee, in order to thy return in a way of mercy to them.". Should the explanation in Genesis on how God created plants before the sun affect the understanding of creation? 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. Observe his character: He feared the Lord greatly (1 Kings 18:3; 1 Kings 18:3), was not only a good man, but zealously and eminently good; his great place put a lustre upon his goodness, and gave him great opportunities of doing good; and he feared the Lord from his youth (1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 18:12), he began betimes to be religious and had continued long. When they saw the fire consume both the burnt offering and the entire altar, they answered, " The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God " (1 Kings 18:39). No, he waives the prescription, and enters upon the merits of the cause:--"There can be but one God, but one infinite and but one supreme: there needs but one God, one omnipotent, one all-sufficient. 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. 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. The king and court were all for Baal; so was the body of the people. 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. 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. 2. Community answers are sorted based on votes. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. The god who answers by setting fire to his wood is the true God.. They leaped up and down, or danced about the altar (so some): they hoped, by their dancing, to please their deity, as Herodias did Herod, and so to obtain their request. Was John the Baptist conceived via an immaculate conception? According to one ancient Canaanite myth, the father of Baal slashes his chest, arms, and back upon learning of his son's death. English Revised Version Bread and water were now scarce commodities, yet Obadiah will find a competence of both for God's prophets, to keep them alive for service hereafter, though now they were laid aside. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. He went in quest of grass, and found him from whose word, at God's mouth, he must expect rain. e. Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you: This was a word of faith from Elijah to Ahab. He thought Elijah was not in good earnest when he bade him tell Ahab where he was, but intended only to expose the impotency of his malice; for he knew Ahab was not worthy to receive any kindness from the prophet and it was not fit that the prophet should receive any mischief from him. It was a very coarse compliment with which he accosted him at the first word: Art thou he that troubleth Israel?1 Kings 18:17; 1 Kings 18:17. For less than $5/mo. God's cause is so incontestably just that it needs not fear to have the evidences of its equity searched into and weighed. 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. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah. 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. 115:8 NET). He would have the king know before, that it might not be a surprise to him and that he might be sure it was the prophet's own act to present himself to him. Wasnt killing too severe a punishment for the prophets of Baal? 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. It was strange that so wicked a man as Ahab would prefer him to it and continue him in it; certainly it was because he was a man of celebrated honesty, industry, and ingenuity, and one in whom he could repose a confidence, whose eyes he could trust as much as his own, as appears here, 1 Kings 18:5; 1 Kings 18:5. Then he said, Do it a third time, and they did it the third time. V. The return of the mercy of rain, at the word of Elijah, 1 Kings . Why did the prophets of Baal cut themselves (1 Kings 18:28) Context: 1 Kings 18:27-28 New International Version (NIV) 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. As one having authority immediately from the King of kings, he ordered a convention of the states to be forthwith summoned to meet at Mount Carmel, where there had been an altar built to God, 1 Kings 18:30; 1 Kings 18:30. (The Lord changed Jacobs name to Israel.) And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 18During the third year without rain, the Lord spoke his word to Elijah: Go and meet King Ahab, and I will soon send rain. 2So Elijah went to meet Ahab. That word occurs again in verse 26b when the prophets of Baal are desperate trying to get their god to answer them: "'O Baal, answer us!' But there was no voice, and no one answered. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 732 views, 45 likes, 11 loves, 7 comments, 73 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from : 22 2023 . Choose a bull and prepare it. Indeed, giving back to God and to his people is part of our DNA, a sign of our family resemblance to our generous Creator. But God listened to his prophet. 2. God demands no more from us than he can make out a title to. This great good man used his power for the protection of God's prophets. It should seem, he made this diligent search for him, not so much that he might punish him for what he had done in denouncing the judgment as that he might oblige him to undo it again, by recalling the sentence, because he had said it should be according to his word, having such an opinion of him as men foolishly conceive of witches (that, if they can but compel them to bless that which they have bewitched, it will be well again), or such as the king of Moab had of Balaam. Once we remember that the Jews saw idolatry as the ultimate sin that put one outside the community of faith, we can hear the full force of Pauls words. Perhaps Jezebel persecuted God's prophets under pretence that they were the cause of the judgment, because Elijah had foretold it. He writes that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil that has led some to wander from the faith and pierce themselves with many griefs (v. 10). He could not bring them to the altar at Jerusalem unless he could unite the two kingdoms again (which, for correction to both, God designed should not now be done), therefore, by his prophetic authority, he builds an altar on Mount Carmel, and so owns that which had formerly been built there. 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 they called on their god, nothing happened. Obadiah saluted him with great respect, fell on his face, and humbly asked, Art thou that my lord Elijah?1 Kings 18:7; 1 Kings 18:7. God will provide himself fire. 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. 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. See 2 Kings 2:16. (Obadiah was a true follower of the LORD. 41Then Elijah said to Ahab, Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming. 42So King Ahab went to eat and drink. Elijah did not interrupt them, but let them go on till they were tired, and quite despaired of success, which was not till the time of the evening sacrifice,1 Kings 18:29; 1 Kings 18:29. 27At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. Like fools, they leaped upon the altar, as if they would themselves become sacrifices with their bullock; or thus they expressed their great earnestness of mind. Please ensure your answer MEETS all our guidelines. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out on them. Giving is what we do best; the air into which we were born. Giving signals and solidifies our allegiance to and dependence on God and his kingdom. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Transfers the title of honour he gave him to Ahab: "Call him thy lord, not me;" that is a fitter title for a prince than for a prophet, who seeks not honour from men. [2.] (28-29) The prophets of Baal work harder at their prayer. "In reconcilable differences (says bishop Hall) nothing more safe than indifferency both of practice and opinion; but, in cases of such necessary hostility as betwixt God and Baal, he that is not with God is against him." ESV - " 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 . Trust ye not in lying words, saying . a. V. Elijah soon obtains from his God an answer by fire. 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." Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 31He took twelve stones, one stone for each of the twelve tribes, the number of Jacobs sons. Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. [1.] Ahab agrees with the request, but only 450 of the 850 priests (those who serve Baal) accept the challenge and show up (1Kings 18:22). 2. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. To this fair proposal of the case, which Elijah here makes, the people knew not what to say: They answered him not a word. 36At the time for the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went near the altar. You and your fathers family have made all this trouble by not obeying the Lords commands. Elijah allows it to them (1 Kings 18:25; 1 Kings 18:25), gives them the lead for their greater confusion; only, knowing that the working of Satan is with lying wonders, he takes care to prevent a fraud: Be sure to put no fire under. 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