Had it been true that he was the troubler of Israel, Ahab, as king, would have been bound to animadvert upon him. See Luke 1:16; Luke 1:17. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. The battle for their hearts took place in part on the battlefield of their bank accounts. The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. 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. Three years and a half's famine would not bring them back to God. [2.] 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. 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. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. 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. We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. 24You prophets of Baal, pray to your god, and I will pray to the Lord. He thought Elijah was not in good earnest when he bade him tell Ahab where he was, but intended only to expose the impotency of his malice; for he knew Ahab was not worthy to receive any kindness from the prophet and it was not fit that the prophet should receive any mischief from him. Based only on the sighting of a cloud that was as small as a mans hand, he knew a torrent was on the way. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. Then he said, Do it a third time, and they did it the third time. Baal's 450 prophets worked themselves into a frenzy, cutting themselves, dancing, and chanting to their god. Jesus knew all about gods such as Baal. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things. 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. (2.) The long drought was over, and it was demonstrated that the prayers of Elijah both withheld the rain and then subsequently brought the rain. The wind began to blow, and soon a heavy rain began to fall. The sailors at this day call it Cape Carmel. Let but Obadiah know that he spoke seriously and really intended it, and he will make no scruple to carry the message to Ahab. Pursuant to this order we have here, I. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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. The time was that of Ahab, king of Israel. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 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. Christianos ad leones--Away with Christians to the lions. And they did it the third time. But humans cannot serve two kings. Does My Passion Mean That I'm Being Called? "I love Jesus and it is the honor of my life to get to portray him," he said. 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 PROPHETS OF BAAL,THE PROPHETS OF ASHERAH,AND THE LATTER RAIN. 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. Report. Report IV. 21Elijah approached the people and said, How long will you not decide between two choices? 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. He sent his prophet Elijah to tell Israel to stop limping between two different opinions (1 Kings 18:21 ESV). Thither all Israel must come, to give Elijah the meeting; and the prophets of Baal who were dispersed all the country over, with those of the groves who were Jezebel's domestic chaplains, must there make their personal appearance. 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. 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. 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. Showdown on the mount [3.] 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. 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. 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. Jeremiah 2:11. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. 35So the water ran off the altar and filled the ditch. 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. We may request cookies to be set on your device. 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. 1. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 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. 22Elijah said, I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are four hundred fifty prophets of Baal. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. 6:9). III. Share Now in their experiment observe. (4.) 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. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 19Now tell all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel. 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. 40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. (2.) 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 . 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? 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. Roumie said he was drawn to both "The Chosen" and "Jesus Revolution" because of their scripts and characters, which "spoke to his heart.". First, the Lord was the true God and men were to worship Him. Pray louder! he said. When we shall see the doctrine of the individual responsibility of each Christian fully felt and carried out into individual action. Does God gives us political leaders or do we vote them by choice? Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Of course, most Israelites probably didnt totally reject Yahweh, the God of Israel. 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. There he would be alone. Yahweh took care of his own while the king who had turned to Baal because of his claim to bring home the economic bacon wandered the countryside hoping to find a bit of grass for the few horses and mules who hadnt died yet (see 1 Kings 18:45). Answer The account of Elijah and the prophets of Baal is recorded in 1 Kings 18. 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. Rain is the river of God,Psalms 65:9. 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? No one answered; no one paid attention (v. 29 ESV). But there was no voice. If the Lord is the true God, follow him, but if Baal is the true God, follow him! But the people said nothing. When Jezebel was killing the Lords prophets, I hid a hundred of them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. 2. Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. 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. 17When he saw Elijah, he asked, Is it youthe biggest troublemaker in Israel?, 18Elijah answered, I have not made trouble in Israel. God demands no more from us than he can make out a title to. 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. 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. Meanwhile, in the midst of Baal country, God made oil and flour overflow for Elijah and his newfound friends (vv. (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.) 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. 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. 36At the time for the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went near the altar. He knew, by the Spirit, where to meet him, and we are here told what passed between them. Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. He 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. In the myth, Baal returns to life when the rains come. The God therefore that has power to pardon sin, and to signify it by consuming the sin-offering, must needs be the God that can relieve us against the calamity. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 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. 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? Mauled by Money: The Cost of Economic Idolatry, The Bible also teaches us that the wages of our economic idolatry is death. 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. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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. What is the meaning of the parable of the rich man and his manager? 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, "Shout louder, for he is a god! After all, if youre a farmer, its only practical to invest in getting the rider of the clouds to like you. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. If we, in sincerity, offer our hearts to God, he will, by his grace, kindle a holy fire in them. We may suppose it was a great surprise to Ahab to hear that Elijah, whom he had so long sought and not found, was now found without seeking. 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. 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. God's cause is so incontestably just that it needs not fear to have the evidences of its equity searched into and weighed. They just added Baal worship to their insurance policy. April 28 2020 Paul goes even further. 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? 2. Yet his guilty conscience gave him little reason to hope for it, but, rather, to fear some other more dreadful judgment. As for those who fall as victims to the fire of God's wrath, no water can shelter them from it, any more than briers or thorns, Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 27:5. 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. 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. Psalms 24:6, Thy face, O Jacob!Hosea 12:4. 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. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. 1 Kings 18:40. Paul declares that greed is idolatry, that to be greedy is to worship other gods (see Col. 3:5; Eph. 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. 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. V. The return of the mercy of rain, at the word of Elijah, 1 Kings 18:41-46. 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. 1. God immediately answered him by fire, 1 Kings 18:38; 1 Kings 18:38. 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. 46The Lord gave his power to Elijah, who tightened his clothes around him and ran ahead of King Ahab all the way to Jezreel. Who has required these things at your hands? See 2 Kings 2:16. The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. V. Elijah hereupon hastened Ahab home, and attended him himself. The god who answers by setting fire to his wood is the true God.. 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. The purpose of the prophet's request was to demonstrate who was the true God that deserved the people's dedicated worship. 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. Pray to your god, but dont start the fire.. 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. Dont let any of them run away! The people captured all the prophets. He that can give fire can give rain; see Matthew 9:2; Matthew 9:6. Prophets should be called seers, and shepherds, and watchmen, and ministers, rather than lords, as those that mind duty more than dominion. 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. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. Our idols never stop consuming and destroying that which we hold most dear. 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. 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 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 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. 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. 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. I. He ordered abundance of water to be poured upon his altar, which he had prepared a trench for the reception of (1 Kings 18:32; 1 Kings 18:32), and, some think, made the altar hollow. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army. 115:8 NET). All these parables point in the same direction: money wants our worship. 16So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. (2.) 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.". (2.) 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. 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. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41Then Elijah said to Ahab, Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming. 42So King Ahab went to eat and drink. Being an idolater, she was a persecutor, and made Ahab one. 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. 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