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. Pursuant to this order we have here, I. But the primary attraction to Baal wasnt a pretty statue; it was an economic promise. Elijah is not the Achan: "I have not troubled Israel, have neither done them any wrong nor designed them any hurt." And there was a sore famine in Samaria. Let but Obadiah know that he spoke seriously and really intended it, and he will make no scruple to carry the message to Ahab. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Elijah was no priest, nor were his attendants Levites. April 28 2020 Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. e. Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you: This was a word of faith from Elijah to Ahab. (The Lord changed Jacobs name to Israel.) The Contemporary Parallel New Testament with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, and more! The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying, Stand in the gate of the LORD 's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD , all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD . Even Christ and his apostles were thus misrepresented, Acts 17:6. Of course, most Israelites probably didnt totally reject Yahweh, the God of Israel. Six times his servant goes to the point of the hill and sees nothing, brings no good news to his master; yet Elijah continues praying, will not be diverted so far as to go and see with his own eyes, but still sends his servant to see if he can discover any hopeful cloud, while he keeps his mind close and intent in prayer, and abides by it, as one that has taken up his father Jacob's resolution, I will not let thee go except thou bless me. 2. 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. (2.) The time was that of Ahab, king of Israel. 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. What occasion for addition to that which is perfect? Elijah on Mount Carmel 26 And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or . The particular Levitical institutions were so often dispensed with (as in the time of the Judges, Samuel's time, and now) that one would be tempted to think they were more designed for types to be fulfilled in the evangelical anti-types than for laws to be fulfilled in the strict observance of them. Yet his guilty conscience gave him little reason to hope for it, but, rather, to fear some other more dreadful judgment. 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. shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? III. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Pray to your god, but dont start the fire.. Baal's 450 prophets worked themselves into a frenzy, cutting themselves, dancing, and chanting to their god. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. 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. Copyright 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. 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. His parables tell of farmers destroyed in the midst of their prosperity because they hoarded wealth and failed to be rich toward God (see vv. 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. 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. 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. When we worship money, it mauls us. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. 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. 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. The people must be brought to repent and reform, and then they may look for the removal of the judgment, but not till then. [People] who want to get rich, Paul declares, fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. (1 Tim. 14Now you want me to go and tell my master you are here? Does My Passion Mean That I'm Being Called? 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. 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. 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! 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. In fact, the New Testament teaches that money and greed are often the loudest and most appealing idols seeking to steal our attention. Report "As long as God keeps bringing me stories that I can honor him with, to me, it doesn't matter what genre they . This is the right method. But no voice was heard; Baal did not answer, and no one paid attention. Deserters must not look for God's favour till they return to their allegiance. 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. Nothing creates more trouble to a land than the impiety and profaneness of princes and their families. 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. So Elijah issued a challenge. If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! 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. 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. 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. One true prophet against 450 false prophets. New Century Version (NCV). Having built his altar in the name of the Lord (1 Kings 18:32; 1 Kings 18:32), by direction from him and with an eye to him, and not for his own honour, he prepared his sacrifice, 1 Kings 18:33; 1 Kings 18:33. 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. Roumie said he was drawn to both "The Chosen" and "Jesus Revolution" because of their scripts and characters, which "spoke to his heart.". 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. 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. Ahab, like himself, basely accused Elijah. 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. 16So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. "I love Jesus and it is the honor of my life to get to portray him," he said. 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. ), St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament. 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. Paul declares that greed is idolatry, that to be greedy is to worship other gods (see Col. 3:5; Eph. Their greedy hearts created other gods out of every coin in their coffers. V. Elijah hereupon hastened Ahab home, and attended him himself. Report. "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." To win his people back, God demonstrated his power and mocked Baal along the way. Share I would have healed Israel, but they would not be healed. He addressed himself to God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, acting faith on God's ancient covenant, and reminding people too (for prayer may prevail) of their relation both to God and to the patriarchs. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. They thought to trim the matter, and play on both sides, as the Samaritans, 2 Kings 17:33. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) And they did it the third time. 2. And he said, Do it the third time. 40Then Elijah said, Capture the prophets of Baal! 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. 4. 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. [2.] 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. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 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. 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. 13Havent you been told what I did? Great blessings often arise from small beginnings, and showers of plenty from a cloud of a span long. 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. 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. Is it True for Christians That 'Once Saved, Always Saved'? 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. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. We may be sure it was not made necessary to qualify him for preferment that he should be of the king's religion, that he should conform to the statues of Omri, or the law of the house of Ahab. And all the people came near unto him. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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. Also bring the four hundred fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebels table.. This happened seven times. 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. We dont know exactly why it was important to God for Elijah to reach Jezreel first; perhaps it was so that he would be the first to tell Queen Jezebel. 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. 4. 5. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 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. Elijah ran on foot before him. 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. 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. 17When he saw Elijah, he asked, Is it youthe biggest troublemaker in Israel?, 18Elijah answered, I have not made trouble in Israel. The prophets of Baal try first, but in vain, with their god. English Revised Version To Christians this is a. Start FREE. He turned the hearts of his people back to himself. Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. 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. Had it been true that he was the troubler of Israel, Ahab, as king, would have been bound to animadvert upon him. 34Then he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the meat and on the wood. Then Elijah said, Do it again, and they did it again. 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. 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. He solicited their allegiance, work, and worshipfor himself and his kingdom. Thou employest me; Lord, make it appear that thou dost so;" see Numbers 16:28; Numbers 16:29. How importunate and noisy the prophets of Baal were in their applications to him. 0 responses i. It also dried up the water in the ditch. How sharp Elijah was upon them, 1 Kings 18:27; 1 Kings 18:27. Pray louder! he said. He takes it for granted that Elijah would again withdraw (1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 18:12): The Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee (as it is likely he had done sometimes, when Ahab thought he had been sure of him) whither I know not. Ahab got in his chariot and started back to Jezreel. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. 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. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give. 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. His interview with Obadiah, one of Ahab's servants, by whom he sends notice to Ahab of his coming, 1 Kings 18:2-16. The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Such living falls far short of the life Jesus invites us to experience. Go tell your master that I am here., 9Then Obadiah said, What wrong have I done for you to hand me over to Ahab like this? God expressly forbade his worshippers to cut themselves, Deuteronomy 14:1. 3King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the kings palace. 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). 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. 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. 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. By this time there was no food in Samaria. But humans cannot serve two kings. Deuteronomy 14:1 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. He put himself into a strange posture. 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. 3. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 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. 21Elijah approached the people and said, How long will you not decide between two choices? 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. There he set himself, as it were, upon his watch-tower, like the prophet, Habakkuk 2:1. Click on the different category headings to find out more. [4.] But there was no voice. [2.] And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. Who has required these things at your hands? 1. Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. 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. II. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things. ESV - ly. Because our material possessions so often seduce us into worshiping them like gods, they pose possibly the preeminent threat to worshiping Jesus. He also brought them food and water.) 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. Behold the bullock and the wood; but where is the fire?Genesis 22:7; Genesis 22:8. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 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. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. Vote Up 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. In the myth, Baal returns to life when the rains come. 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. 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. Should the explanation in Genesis on how God created plants before the sun affect the understanding of creation? 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." Compare Mark 9:38; Mark 9:39; Matthew 21:30. Yahweh would have none of it. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull and kill it and cut it into pieces. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 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. 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. 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. Money becomes a spiritual power that too often uses us rather than the other way around. 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. 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