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. Their heart is divided (Hosea 10:2), whereas God will have all or none. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Baal was chief of the Canaanite gods. 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. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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. Share 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. That man that is true to his God will be faithful to his prince. 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. In the myth, Baal returns to life when the rains come. That Elijah could have made such a run is assured in the Arab runners could easily cover one hundred miles in two days. (Patterson and Austel), 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 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. Elijah told him to go and look again. As such he tries to counterfeit the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Elijah does not say, "The God that answers by water" (though that was the thing the country needed), but "that answers by fire, let him be God;" because the atonement was to be made by sacrifice, before the judgment could be removed in mercy. 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. Wasnt killing too severe a punishment for the prophets of Baal? Idols could do neither good nor evil. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out on them. The time was that of Ahab, king of Israel. 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. How sharp Elijah was upon them, 1 Kings 18:27; 1 Kings 18:27. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. 43Then Elijah said to his servant, Go and look toward the sea.. Let it go on therefore to a trial. Elijah vs. the priests of Baal. Providence ordered it so, that Ahab might, with his own eyes, see how bad the consequences of this judgment were, that so he might be the better inclined to hearken to Elijah, who would direct him into the only way to put an end to it. 732 views, 45 likes, 11 loves, 7 comments, 73 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from : 22 2023 . 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. But every bit of ourselves we give to our stuff we snatch away from our true King. (2.) Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Did they tithe to themselves? Stop for a moment. 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. Prophets should be called seers, and shepherds, and watchmen, and ministers, rather than lords, as those that mind duty more than dominion. 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. If I go tell King Ahab you are here, and he comes and doesnt find you, he will kill me! Though he expected an answer by fire, yet he came near to the altar with boldness, and feared not that fire. II. 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 Contemporary Parallel New Testament with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, and more! 14Now you want me to go and tell my master you are here? If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. 2. There are those who trouble Israel by their wickedness, whom the conservators of the public peace are concerned to enquire after. 10As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has sent people to every country to search for you. 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. And they limped [they hobbled] around the altar that they had made." I don't think those two uses of the word limp or hobble are an accident. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 21Elijah approached the people and said, How long will you not decide between two choices? We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. 31He took twelve stones, one stone for each of the twelve tribes, the number of Jacobs sons. 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? The people join issue with him: It is well spoken,1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:24. III. 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. 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. Mauled by Money: The Cost of Economic Idolatry, The Bible also teaches us that the wages of our economic idolatry is death. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. 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. No one answered; no one paid attention" (v. 29 ESV).. 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? Report. Joseph and Daniel were preferred because there were none so fit as they for the places they were preferred to. 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. (2.) I see nothing, he said. He maketh fire come down from heaven in the sight of men and so deceiveth them,Revelation 13:13; Revelation 13:14. 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. Little wonder, then, that when King Ahab chose to marry a woman from Baal territory, the farmers in Israel built a house for this new god and welcomed him to the neighborhood (see 1 Kings 16:31). 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. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 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. 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. ly. Used by permission of Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group. So Elijah issued a challenge. 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. But it is strange to find such an eminently good man governor of Ahab's house, an office of great honour, power, and trust. To demonstrate that he was neither ashamed of, nor afraid for, what he had done, though he knew how Jezebel would resent it, but durst venture himself in the midst of his enemies, as being confident of the Divine power and protection. (Poole), ii. (3.) Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. God demands no more from us than he can make out a title to. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 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. After all, if youre a farmer, its only practical to invest in getting the rider of the clouds to like you. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. Vote Up 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, "Shout louder, for he is a god! St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament: Pocket Edition - Slightly Imperfect, St. Joseph New Catholic Version New Testament: Pocket Edition. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 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. Should the explanation in Genesis on how God created plants before the sun affect the understanding of creation? 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. 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.". 6:9). [2.] Please ensure your answer MEETS all our guidelines. Note, The worship of idols is a most ridiculous thing, and it is but justice to represent it so and expose it to scorn. They thought to trim the matter, and play on both sides, as the Samaritans, 2 Kings 17:33. 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. 2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. 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. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. 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. We may request cookies to be set on your device. 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. Ahab rode in his chariot, at ease and in state, 1 Kings 18:45; 1 Kings 18:45. Then Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley, where he killed them. 10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 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. 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 answered, or in a sort of prophetic fury, hoping to obtain the favour of their god by offering to him their own blood, when they could not obtain it with the blood of their bullock. 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. Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. 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. 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). Otherwise, the rain will stop him.. One true prophet against 450 false prophets. 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. 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? And they did it the second time. 45After a short time the sky was covered with dark clouds. He also brought them food and water.) 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. He withdrew to a strange place, to the top of Carmel, which was very high and very private. I incline to this because we find, when they came together, Elijah, knowing what Ahab wanted him for, appointed him to meet him on Mount Carmel, and Ahab complied with the appointment, though Elijah took such a way to revoke the sentence and bless the land as perhaps he little thought of. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. The prophets of Baal went first. Who has required these things at your hands? 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. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Elijah was no priest, nor were his attendants Levites. 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. Tyrants and persecutors, in their passion, are often unreasonably outrageous, even towards their friends and confidants. (Mark 6:20). 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. 16So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. They worshipped God to please the prophets, but worshipped Baal to please Jezebel and curry favour at court. 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. To this fair proposal of the case, which Elijah here makes, the people knew not what to say: They answered him not a word. This great good man used his power for the protection of God's prophets. 4When Jezebel was killing all the Lords prophets, Obadiah hid a hundred of them in two caves, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Those few that escaped the sword were forced to abscond, and hide themselves in caves, where they were buried alive and cut off, though not from life, yet from usefulness, which is the end and comfort of life; and, when the prophets were persecuted and driven into corners, no doubt their friends, those few good people that were in the land, were treated in like manner. 24You prophets of Baal, pray to your god, and I will pray to the Lord. How importunate and noisy the prophets of Baal were in their applications to him. 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. All rights reserved. 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. 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. Then he said, Do it a third time, and they did it the third time. The priests of Baal would pray to their god, and Elijah would pray to his God. How senseless, how brutish, were they in their addresses to Baal! He turned the hearts of his people back to himself. Our idols never stop consuming and destroying that which we hold most dear. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. The sailors at this day call it Cape Carmel. Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 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. IV. Let us see if he speed better. [2.] Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . It is said that Baal was the son of a god called el. See Luke 1:16; Luke 1:17. 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. 115:8 NET). 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 is there in the presence of Ahab, the 450 prophets of Baal, 400 prophets of the groves and a company of people from all Israel. All these parables point in the same direction: money wants our worship. They explore six key biblical themes of worship, community, work, equity, creation care, and rest to dig into what the Gospel means for how we use our resources. 44The seventh time, the servant said, I see a small cloud, the size of a human fist, coming from the sea., Elijah told the servant, Go to Ahab and tell him to get his chariot ready and go home now. At the end of the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit had . He stood by them, and patiently heard them for so many hours praying to an idol, yet with secret indignation and disdain; and at noon, when the sun was at the hottest, and they too expecting fire (then if ever), he upbraided them with their folly; and notwithstanding the gravity of his office, and the seriousness of the work he had before him, bantered them: "Cry aloud, for he is a god, a goodly god that cannot be made to hear without all this clamour. Prove that you are the God of Israel and that I am your servant. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull and kill it and cut it into pieces. The wind began to blow, and soon a heavy rain began to fall. To Christians this is a. 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. Second, Baal was a false god and men were not to worship him. 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. 1 Kings 18:40. 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. Lord, you are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, he prayed. 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. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. I brought them food and water. Moses's altar and Solomon's were consecrated by the fire from heaven; but this was destroyed, because no more to be used. The long drought was over, and it was demonstrated that the prayers of Elijah both withheld the rain and then subsequently brought the rain. Thats why Jesus warned his followers to watch out for all kinds of greed (see Luke 12:15). The Lord preserved Elijah's life for a reason. "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." Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 46The Lord gave his power to Elijah, who tightened his clothes around him and ran ahead of King Ahab all the way to Jezreel. 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. 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. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. 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. hear us, O Baal! 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. Also bring the four hundred fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebels table.. (1.) Why didnt Abraham bargain with God when it came to Isaac being offered as a burnt offering like he did when it came to Sodom and Gomorrah? 0 responses 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. 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. Ahab had continued fasting all day, either religiously, it being a day of prayer, or for want of leisure, it being a day of great expectation; but now let him eat and rink for, though others perceive no sign of it, Elijah, by faith, hears the sound of abundance of rain,1 Kings 18:41; 1 Kings 18:41. Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. Rain is the river of God,Psalms 65:9. And the people answered him not a word. 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 . Elijah now came to bring blessings to Israel, tidings of the return of the rain; yet he was thus affronted. 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. 25:3146). The prophets of Baal had failed in their proof, and could give no evidence at all to make out their pretensions on behalf of their god, but were perfectly non-suited Elijah had, by the most convincing and undeniable evidence, proved his claims on behalf of the God of Israel. e. Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you: This was a word of faith from Elijah to Ahab. III. If, in this trial, they could but bring it to a drawn battle, their other advantages would give them the victory. 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. 5Ahab said to Obadiah, Lets check every spring and valley in the land. Because our material possessions so often seduce us into worshiping them like gods, they pose possibly the preeminent threat to worshiping Jesus. You have gone after the Baals. Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army. When Baals people died, it was Elijah who raised them to life (v. 22). 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. Asked April 28 2020 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 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. He also recognized, though, that people in his day faced a new, subtler, and perhaps even stronger temptation: to treat money as an idol like Baal, an idol to worship as a god to get what they wanted. III. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 1. 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