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. Ahab had made diligent search for him (1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 18:10), had offered rewards to any one that would discover him, sent spies into every tribe and lordship of his own dominions, as some understand it, or, as others, into all the neighbouring nations and kingdoms that were in alliance with him; and, when they denied that they knew any thing of him, he would not believe them unless they swore it, and, as should seem, promised likewise upon oath that, if ever they found him among them, they would discover him and deliver him up. 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. We become increasingly committed to a lifestyle of an abundance of possessions. 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. 17When he saw Elijah, he asked, Is it youthe biggest troublemaker in Israel?, 18Elijah answered, I have not made trouble in Israel. Elijah sought not his own glory but in subserviency to God's, and for his own necessary vindication. II. 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." The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. 25Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, There are many of you, so you go first. And they did it the second time. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! To win his people back, God demonstrated his power and mocked Baal along the way. How did the prophets tithe and to whom? 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 . God will first prepare our heart, and then cause his ear to hear, will first turn us to him, and then turn to us,Psalms 10:17; Psalms 80:3. So Elijah issued a challenge. 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. 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! When Baals people died, it was Elijah who raised them to life (v. 22). When we read about the Israelites worshiping the god Baal in 1 Kings 18, we tend to think of them developing a preference for wooden idol images. IV. Article Images Copyright , The Real Reason Israel Worshiped Baal (It Wasn't Just a Pretty Statue), Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert. 45After a short time the sky was covered with dark clouds. 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. Let it go on therefore to a trial. 115:8 NET). 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. The king and court were all for Baal; so was the body of the people. II. Answer The account of Elijah and the prophets of Baal is recorded in 1 Kings 18. 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. You can check these in your browser security settings. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Paul goes even further. 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, "Shout louder, for he is a god! You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. I would have healed Israel, but they would not be healed. 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." V. Elijah hereupon hastened Ahab home, and attended him himself. When Jezebel was killing all the LORD's . There he spoke with us. I see nothing, he said. The prophets of Baal try first, but in vain, with their god. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Hence we read of those that hide themselves in the top of Carmel,Amos 9:3. How did the spirit of God move upon the face of the waters in Genesis 1:2? 3. It is a chapter in which are many things very observable. So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. As such he tries to counterfeit the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Nay (1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 18:13), Was it not told my lord how I hid the prophets? 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. Share 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.". He will kill me!, 15Elijah answered, As surely as the Lord All-Powerful lives, whom I serve, I will be seen by Ahab today.. Report. 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. Baal was chief of the Canaanite gods. Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord (1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 18:4), slew them,1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 18:13. 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. 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 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. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things. But humans cannot serve two kings. Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give. You can also change some of your preferences. While Baal worshipers went hungry during the drought, God fed Elijah meat and bread delivered to him daily by carrier ravens (see v. 6). The people must be brought to repent and reform, and then they may look for the removal of the judgment, but not till then. It also dried up the water in the ditch. Elijah, in answer to him, [1.] 41Then Elijah said to Ahab, Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming. 42So King Ahab went to eat and drink. All these parables point in the same direction: money wants our worship. Report Obadiah recognized Elijah, so he bowed down to the ground and said, Elijah? Meanwhile, in the midst of Baal country, God made oil and flour overflow for Elijah and his newfound friends (vv. To Christians this is a. Through Elijah, God declared that Baal couldnt deliver the goods and his people couldnt have it both ways. Pray to your god, but dont start the fire.. 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. Those that were firm for God doubted not but it would end to his honour; those that were indifferent were willing to be determined; and Ahab and the prophets of Baal durst not oppose for fear of the people, and hoped that either they could obtain fire from heaven (though they never had yet), and the rather because, as some think, they worshipped the sun in Baal, or that Elijah could not, because not at the temple, where God was wont thus to manifest his glory. Clarify But every bit of ourselves we give to our stuff we snatch away from our true King. The manager of God's cause was but one man, lately a poor exile, hardly kept from starving; so that God's cause has nothing to support it but its own right. 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. 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. Pray louder! he said. How deaf Baal was to them. 4. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. Did they tithe to themselves? To this fair proposal of the case, which Elijah here makes, the people knew not what to say: They answered him not a word. They could say nothing to justify themselves, and they would say nothing to condemn themselves, but, as people confounded, let him say what he would. He mentions this, not in pride or ostentation, but to convince Elijah that though he was Ahab's servant he was not in his interest, and therefore deserved not to be bantered as one of the tools of his persecution. 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. 14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. The wind began to blow, and soon a heavy rain began to fall. "Surely he is a god! Such living falls far short of the life Jesus invites us to experience. Behold the bullock and the wood; but where is the fire?Genesis 22:7; Genesis 22:8. He sent fire from heaven. 1. 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. The Contemporary Parallel New Testament with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, and more! He causeth vapours to ascend, and maketh lightnings for the rain; for this rain he did both. Ahab got in his chariot and started back to Jezreel. It seems, this was the manner of the worshippers of Baal. Is it True for Christians That 'Once Saved, Always Saved'? God reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets; and yet, without a revelation, we may foresee that when man's judgments run down like a river God's mercy will. 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 under it ." 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 and answer us." We are fairly put to our choice whom we will serve,Joshua 24:15. His interview with all Israel upon Mount Carmel, in order to a public trial of titles between the Lord and Baal; a most distinguished solemnity it was, in which, 1. Elijah told him to go and look again. 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. 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. Even Christ and his apostles were thus misrepresented, Acts 17:6. If I go tell King Ahab you are here, and he comes and doesnt find you, he will kill me! And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. 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. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. I brought them food and water. He ordered his servant to bring him notice as soon as he discerned a cloud arising out of the sea, the Mediterranean Sea, which he had a large prospect of from the top of Carmel. 43Then Elijah said to his servant, Go and look toward the sea.. 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. 15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. What was the result of this fair trial. Joseph and Daniel were preferred because there were none so fit as they for the places they were preferred to. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 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. 1. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out on them. Baal and his prophets were confounded. 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. Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. Indeed, giving back to God and to his people is part of our DNA, a sign of our family resemblance to our generous Creator. Those halt between them that are unresolved under their convictions, unstable and unsteady in their purposes, promise fair, but do not perform, begin well, but do not hold on, that are inconsistent with themselves, or indifferent and lukewarm in that which is good. There needed no proof of the fact; all Israel were witnesses of it: and therefore Elijah (acting still by an extraordinary commission, which is not to be drawn into a precedent) orders them all to be slain immediately as the troublers of the land, and Ahab himself is so terrified, for the present, with the fire from heaven, that he dares not oppose it. He put himself into a strange posture. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. Prophets should be called seers, and shepherds, and watchmen, and ministers, rather than lords, as those that mind duty more than dominion. When they called on their god, nothing happened. 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. Three years and a half's famine would not bring them back to God. to please their deity, as Herodias did Herod, and so to obtain their request. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. III. 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. Why in 1 Kings 18:40 did Elijah take the prophets of Baal down to the brook of Kishon to slew them? (2.) If, in this trial, they could but bring it to a drawn battle, their other advantages would give them the victory. The Bible states that during the encounter with Elijah the prophets of Baal, "And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them." ( 1 Kings 18:28 ) Where Do We See God's Power over Baal? Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. April 28 2020 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. Let but Obadiah know that he spoke seriously and really intended it, and he will make no scruple to carry the message to Ahab. Elijah first surrendered, or rather discovered, himself to Obadiah. The Character of Obadiah; Elijah's Interview with Obadiah. But God listened to his prophet. There he would be alone. Their greedy hearts created other gods out of every coin in their coffers. This is the right method. 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. It was strange that so good a man as Obadiah would accept of preferment in a court so addicted to idolatry and all manner of wickedness. I have followed the Lord since I was a boy. 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. God never required his worshippers thus to honour him; but the service of the devil, though in some instances it pleases and pampers the body, yet in other things it is really cruel to it, as in envy and drunkenness. 2. When we cannot carry a reformation so far as we would we must do what we can, and rather comply with some corruptions than not do our utmost towards the extirpation of Baal. And the people answered him not a word. One true prophet against 450 false prophets. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. 2. Psalms 24:6, Thy face, O Jacob!Hosea 12:4. If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? They were very desirous to see the experiment tried, and seemed resolved to abide by the issue, whatever it should be. 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. 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. 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. He that had protected so many prophets, he hoped, should not have his own life hazarded by so great a prophet. The god who answers by setting fire to his wood is the true God.. 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. The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. 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. I will prepare the other bull, putting the meat on the wood but not setting fire to it. In the myth, Baal returns to life when the rains come. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. God demands no more from us than he can make out a title to. We may request cookies to be set on your device. 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. Note, 1. Elijah satisfied him that he might with safety deliver this message to Ahab, by assuring him, with an oath, that he would, this very day, present himself to Ahab, 1 Kings 18:15; 1 Kings 18:15. It is a very bad thing to halt between God and Baal. 40Then Elijah said, Capture the prophets of Baal! 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. This was the way they worshiped, Douay-Rheims Bible So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood. 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. ly. Why did Elijah kill the prophets of Baal? Obadiah feared God greatly; Ahab had sold himself to work wickedness; and both discovered their character by the manner of their address to the prophet. Name one of the Old Testament prophets present at the Transfiguration.. rh. 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. The sailors at this day call it Cape Carmel. Though he expected an answer by fire, yet he came near to the altar with boldness, and feared not that fire. Then Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley, where he killed them. He knew, by the Spirit, where to meet him, and we are here told what passed between them. "As long as God keeps bringing me stories that I can honor him with, to me, it doesn't matter what genre they . Roumie said he was drawn to both "The Chosen" and "Jesus Revolution" because of their scripts and characters, which "spoke to his heart.". 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 37Lord, answer my prayer so these people will know that you, Lord, are God and that you will change their minds., 38Then fire from the Lord came down and burned the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the ground around the altar. 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. Yet, bad as things were. They just added Baal worship to their insurance policy. He maketh fire come down from heaven in the sight of men and so deceiveth them,Revelation 13:13; Revelation 13:14. That wanting to get rich inevitably causes such destruction? 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. What occasion for addition to that which is perfect? 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's cause is so incontestably just that it needs not fear to have the evidences of its equity searched into and weighed. Thou employest me; Lord, make it appear that thou dost so;" see Numbers 16:28; Numbers 16:29. 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. (1.) 3. "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." 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. How senseless, how brutish, were they in their addresses to Baal! But God made them know the contrary, for the famine continued till Baal's prophets were sacrificed, and so great a scarcity of water there was that the king himself and Obadiah went in person throughout the land to seek for grass for the cattle, 1 Kings 18:5; 1 Kings 18:6. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. 35So the water ran off the altar and filled the ditch. The sad state of Israel at this time, upon two accounts:--. 1416). Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. 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. (3.) Perhaps Jezebel persecuted God's prophets under pretence that they were the cause of the judgment, because Elijah had foretold it. No one who was present that day missed the point. III. 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. [3.] For the nations around Israel, Baal was the rider of the clouds, who brought the rains and blessed the earth.When Baal showed up, the heavens rained oil, the rivers ran with honey, mothers gave birth to healthy children, and even the dead could be raised. 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. 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. Does God gives us political leaders or do we vote them by choice? Used by permission of Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group. 10As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has sent people to every country to search for you. April 2018. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Note, Those who profess religion should study to recommend themselves to the esteem even of those that are without by their integrity, fidelity, and application to business. They prayed to Baal from morning until noon, shouting Baal, answer us! But there was no sound, and no one answered. Elijah's God was neither talking nor pursuing, needed not to be either awakened or quickened; while he was yet speaking, the fire of the Lord fell, and not only, as at other times (Leviticus 9:24; 1 Chronicles 21:26; 2 Chronicles 7:1) consumed the sacrifice and the wood, in token of God's acceptance of the offering, but licked up all the water in the trench, exhaling that, and drawing it up as a vapour, in order to the intended rain, which was to be the fruit of this sacrifice and prayer, more than the product of natural causes. 33Elijah put the wood on the altar, cut the bull into pieces, and laid the pieces on the wood. Now God made those who said they were Jews and were not, but were of the synagogue of Satan, to come, and, in effect, to worship at his feet, and to know that God had loved him,Revelation 3:9. Even on Baals home turf, people starved while waiting for Baal to bring his promised abundance. After all, if youre a farmer, its only practical to invest in getting the rider of the clouds to like you. Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. 2. God expressly forbade his worshippers to cut themselves, Deuteronomy 14:1. Those that procure God's judgments do the mischief, not he that merely foretels them and gives warning of them, that the nation may repent and prevent 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. The higher the vote, the further up an answer is. 31He took twelve stones, one stone for each of the twelve tribes, the number of Jacobs sons. 3King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the kings palace. 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