Pray louder! he said. Such was Elijah's zeal, no doubt, against the idolatry of Baal, and such his compassion to his people, that he thought it long to be thus confined to a corner; yet he appeared not till God bade him: "Go and show thyself to Ahab, for now thy hour has come, even the time to favour Israel." But God would not suffer the devil to do it now, because the trial of his title was put on that issue by consent of parties. This great good man used his power for the protection of God's prophets. Why did Elijah kill the prophets of Baal? 3. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. The prophets of Baal, as criminals, are seized, condemned, and executed, according to law, 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Kings 18:40. No one who was present that day missed the point. Our idols never stop consuming and destroying that which we hold most dear. Such living falls far short of the life Jesus invites us to experience. He withdrew to a strange place, to the top of Carmel, which was very high and very private. We are fairly put to our choice whom we will serve,Joshua 24:15. It was strange that either he did not reform Ahab or Ahab corrupt him; but it seems they were both fixed; he that was filthy would be filthy still, and he that was holy would be holy still. 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. (The Lord changed Jacobs name to Israel.) All these parables point in the same direction: money wants our worship. The long drought was over, and it was demonstrated that the prayers of Elijah both withheld the rain and then subsequently brought the rain. Behold the bullock and the wood; but where is the fire?Genesis 22:7; Genesis 22:8. 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. What is the meaning of the parable of the rich man and his manager? If the ruler said you were not there, Ahab forced the ruler to swear you could not be found in his country. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Name one of the Old Testament prophets present at the Transfiguration.. rh. When Baals people died, it was Elijah who raised them to life (v. 22). 7While Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. He insists upon it that we mortify our lusts and corruptions; but corporeal penances and severities, such as the Papists use, which have no tendency to that, are no pleasure to him. Those that slighted and hated his counsels would gladly be beholden to him for his prayers. 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. 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. 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. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 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. He will kill me!, 15Elijah answered, As surely as the Lord All-Powerful lives, whom I serve, I will be seen by Ahab today.. 11Now you want me to go to my master and tell him, Elijah is here? 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. 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. Hence we read of those that hide themselves in the top of Carmel,Amos 9:3. Thou employest me; Lord, make it appear that thou dost so;" see Numbers 16:28; Numbers 16:29. They danced around the altar they had built. 5:3). In a truly horrific passage, Jeremiah writes that our worship of idols consumes not only our flocks and herds but also our sons and daughters (Jer. Those fear God greatly that keep up the fear of him in bad times and places; thus Obadiah did. He went in quest of grass, and found him from whose word, at God's mouth, he must expect rain. 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. We find that the beast which deceived the world does it. Elijah is not the Achan: "I have not troubled Israel, have neither done them any wrong nor designed them any hurt." I see nothing, he said. Elijah told him to go and look again. See Luke 1:16; Luke 1:17. But it was utterly false concerning Elijah; so far was he from being an enemy to Israel's welfare that he as the stay of it, the chariots and horsemen of Israel. The Lord is God!. God and Elijah were honoured, 1 Kings 18:21-39. Does the Bible encourage the practice of Lent? [2.] And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. They just added Baal worship to their insurance policy. God has his remnant among all sorts, high and low; there were saints in Nero's household, and in Ahab's. Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. Is it True for Christians That 'Once Saved, Always Saved'? 13Havent you been told what I did? Those that fear God need not go out of the world, bad as it is. 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. (Obadiah was a true follower of the Lord. 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. 41Then Elijah said to Ahab, Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming. 42So King Ahab went to eat and drink. 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. Each would take a bull and place it on their own altar. Of course, most Israelites probably didnt totally reject Yahweh, the God of Israel. [2.] By this time there was no food in Samaria. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. It does not appear that either the increase of the provision or the raising of the child had caused him to be taken notice of at Zarephath, for then Ahab would have discovered him; he would rather do good than be known to do it. 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? 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. 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. Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. 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. 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. 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. God will provide himself fire. 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 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! The Contemporary Parallel New Testament with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, and more! After Israel had gone more than three years without rain as a judgment for their idolatry, the prophet Elijah confronts the evil king Ahab and challenges him to a spiritual showdown. 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? We have here the meeting between Ahab and Elijah, as bad a king as ever the world was plagued with and as good a prophet as ever the church was blessed with. 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. 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. And they did it the second time. If, in this trial, they could but bring it to a drawn battle, their other advantages would give them the victory. Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. Let it for ever be looked upon as a point adjudged against all pretenders (for it was carried, upon a full hearing, against one of the most daring and threatening competitors that ever the God of Israel was affronted by) that Jehovah, he is God, God alone. Elijah Kills the Prophets of Baal - During the third year without rain, the LORD spoke his word to Elijah: "Go and meet King Ahab, and I will soon send rain." So Elijah went to meet Ahab. 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. 3. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. His interview with Ahab himself, 1 Kings 18:17-20. The god who answers by setting fire to his wood is the true God.. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. 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. 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. Mention is made of God's calling their father Jacob by the name of Israel, a prince with God (1 Kings 18:31; 1 Kings 18:31), to shame his degenerate seed, who worshipped a god which they saw could not hear nor answer them, and to encourage the prophet who was now to wrestle with God as Jacob did; he also shall be a prince with God. 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. No one answered; no one paid attention (v. 29 ESV). [1.] And all the people came near unto him. 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. 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. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. One true prophet against 450 false prophets. 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. 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. I. Elijah sent Ahab to eat and drink, for joy that God had now accepted his works, and that rain was coming; see Ecclesiastes 9:7. (2.) Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Prophets should be called seers, and shepherds, and watchmen, and ministers, rather than lords, as those that mind duty more than dominion. "I love Jesus and it is the honor of my life to get to portray him," he said. Otherwise, the rain will stop him.. 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. His new conquest will be lost if he do not look about him quickly." (3.) 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. 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. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. 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. 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. Notice is hereby soon brought to Ahab that Elijah had sent him a challenge to meet him immediately at such a place, and Ahab accepts the challenge: He went to meet Elijah,1 Kings 18:16; 1 Kings 18:16. 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). We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. 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. However, it is put to this experiment, "Let each side prepare a sacrifice, and pray to its God, and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God; if neither shall thus answer, let the people turn Atheists; if both, let them continue to halt between two." I will prepare the other bull, putting the meat on the wood but not setting fire to it. 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. You have gone after the Baals. Then let them put the meat on the wood, but they are not to set fire to it. When Jezebel was killing all the LORD's . Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. ESV - Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. I have followed the Lord since I was a boy. 23Bring two bulls. Joseph and Daniel were preferred because there were none so fit as they for the places they were preferred to. How importunate and noisy the prophets of Baal were in their applications to him. He sent fire from heaven. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. i. How deaf Baal was to 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. But when we worship the idol of money, when our lives are oriented primarily toward earning, getting, and keeping, we become deformed, reflecting not the image of Yahweh, Lord of heaven and earth, but money, the god of me and mine. 1416). Obadiah would not have accepted the place if he could not have had it without bowing the knee to Baal, nor was Ahab so impolitic as to exclude those from offices that were fit to serve him, merely because they would not join with him in his devotions. Click on the different category headings to find out more. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. When Jezebel was killing the Lords prophets, I hid a hundred of them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. From Genesis to Revelation, we see that one of our Creator Kings primary qualities is his lavish generosity. It was great condescension in God that he would suffer so plain a case to be disputed, and would permit Baal to be a competitor with him; but thus God would have every mouth to be stopped and all flesh to become silent before him. If the Lord is the true God, follow him, but if Baal is the true God, follow him! But the people said nothing. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Moses's altar and Solomon's were consecrated by the fire from heaven; but this was destroyed, because no more to be used. To this fair proposal of the case, which Elijah here makes, the people knew not what to say: They answered him not a word. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. He durst not strike him, remembering that Jeroboam's hand withered when it was stretched out against a prophet, but gave him bad language, which was no less an affront to him that sent him. The people join issue with him: It is well spoken,1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:24. 4. THE PROPHETS OF BAAL,THE PROPHETS OF ASHERAH,AND THE LATTER RAIN. The battle for their hearts took place in part on the battlefield of their bank accounts. The central story in the Torah portion is that of the Golden Calf, and thus the story of the haftarah serves as an obvious sequel to this unfortunate episode. All the people agreed that this was a good idea. V. Elijah hereupon hastened Ahab home, and attended him himself. How unlike was this to that with which his servant Obadiah saluted him (1 Kings 18:7; 1 Kings 18:7): Art thou that my lord Elijah? Carmel had neither tabernacle nor temple; it was a great way distant from the ark of the testimony and the place God had chosen; this was not the altar that sanctified the gift; yet never was any sacrifice more acceptable to God than this. Dont let any of them run away! The people captured all the prophets. Note, The worship of idols is a most ridiculous thing, and it is but justice to represent it so and expose it to scorn. The people must be brought to repent and reform, and then they may look for the removal of the judgment, but not till then. April 2018. 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. 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. Trust ye not in lying words, saying . 2. No one answered; no one paid attention" (v. 29 ESV).. Though he expected an answer by fire, yet he came near to the altar with boldness, and feared not that fire. And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. Let us see if he speed better. 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. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Elijah told him to go and look again. Had it been true that he was the troubler of Israel, Ahab, as king, would have been bound to animadvert upon him. He cast himself down on his knees upon the earth, in token of humility, reverence, and importunity, and put his face between his knees (that is, bowed his head so low that it touched his knees), thus abasing himself in the sense of his own meanness now that God had thus honoured him. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! The prophets of Baal try first, but in vain, with their god. 40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. 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. Worship, after all, is an economic issue. He causeth vapours to ascend, and maketh lightnings for the rain; for this rain he did both. Idolatry is an economic issue. 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. 22Elijah said, I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are four hundred fifty prophets of Baal. King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the king's palace. 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. 35So the water ran off the altar and filled the ditch. God's cause is so incontestably just that it needs not fear to have the evidences of its equity searched into and weighed. We are made in the image of this generous King, wired to reflect his generosity to the rest of creation. 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. He is sure Ahab would be so enraged at the disappointment that he would put him to death for making a fool of him, or for not laying hands on Elijah himself, when he had him in his reach, 1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 18:12. 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. This is the right method. 0 responses Jesus knew all about gods such as Baal. 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