But it is strange to find such an eminently good man governor of Ahab's house, an office of great honour, power, and trust. 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. Baals 450 prophets worked themselves into a frenzy, cutting themselves, dancing, and chanting to their god. 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. 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. They prayed to Baal from morning until noon, shouting Baal, answer us! But there was no sound, and no one answered. 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. If, in this trial, they could but bring it to a drawn battle, their other advantages would give them the victory. In it, Elijah, the prophet of Gd, puts to the test what was at the time perceived as the most supreme and powerful of all the godsBaal. 1. He causeth vapours to ascend, and maketh lightnings for the rain; for this rain he did both. That man that is true to his God will be faithful to his prince. 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. He fitted up an altar. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. He bids Obadiah go and tell the king that he is there to speak with him: Tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is forth-coming, 1 Kings 18:8; 1 Kings 18:8. Through Elijah, God declared that Baal couldnt deliver the goods and his people couldnt have it both ways. 3:24). 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. Giving is what we do best; the air into which we were born. Giving signals and solidifies our allegiance to and dependence on God and his kingdom. But God listened to his prophet. They likely continued going to church, paying their tithes, and saying a prayer or two now and againespecially on holidays. 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. The god who answers by setting fire to his wood is the true God.. 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, "Shout louder, for he is a god! God will provide himself fire. Elijah told him to go and look again. to please their deity, as Herodias did Herod, and so to obtain their request. 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. Who has required these things at your hands? I. [2.] When Jezebel was killing all the LORD's . 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. Being an idolater, she was a persecutor, and made Ahab one. Then he dug a ditch around the altar that was big enough to hold about thirteen quarts of seed. Was John the Baptist conceived via an immaculate conception? 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. 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 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. Elijah Kills the Prophets of Baal - During the third year without rain, the LORD spoke his word to Elijah: "Go and meet King Ahab, and I will soon send rain." So Elijah went to meet Ahab. Choose a bull and prepare it. The servant went and looked. They just added Baal worship to their insurance policy. (2.) Elijah might have looked for rain seventy times seven times, and not have seen it, if he had not thus begun his work at the right end. Moses's altar and Solomon's were consecrated by the fire from heaven; but this was destroyed, because no more to be used. 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. Otherwise, the rain will stop him.. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 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. In fact, the New Testament teaches that money and greed are often the loudest and most appealing idols seeking to steal our attention. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. 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. 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. We are made in the image of this generous King, wired to reflect his generosity to the rest of creation. The battle for their hearts took place in part on the battlefield of their bank accounts. 39When all the people saw this, they fell down to the ground, crying, The Lord is God! 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. Pray louder! he said. Great blessings often arise from small beginnings, and showers of plenty from a cloud of a span long. Pray to your god, but dont start the fire.. Maybe he is sleeping so you will have to wake him! 28The prophets prayed louder, cutting themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed, which was the way they worshiped. 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. And he said, Do it the third time. The prophets of Baal, as criminals, are seized, condemned, and executed, according to law, 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Kings 18:40. You have gone after the Baals. All these parables point in the same direction: money wants our worship. We are fairly put to our choice whom we will serve,Joshua 24:15. IV. 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). 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. Jack Gutknecht. The purpose of the prophet's request was to demonstrate who was the true God that deserved the people's dedicated worship. 2. 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. 25Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, There are many of you, so you go first. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. (28-29) The prophets of Baal work harder at their prayer. What is the meaning of the parable of the rich man and his manager? If I go tell King Ahab you are here, and he comes and doesnt find you, he will kill me! 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. A good answer provides new insight and perspective. How did the spirit of God move upon the face of the waters in Genesis 1:2? 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. 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. How deaf Baal was to them. 2. Stop for a moment. So Elijah issued a challenge. 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. 41Then Elijah said to Ahab, Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming. 42So King Ahab went to eat and drink. He that will thrive must rise betimes. 23Bring two bulls. 26So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. Mention is made of God's calling their father Jacob by the name of Israel, a prince with God (1 Kings 18:31; 1 Kings 18:31), to shame his degenerate seed, who worshipped a god which they saw could not hear nor answer them, and to encourage the prophet who was now to wrestle with God as Jacob did; he also shall be a prince with God. 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). 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). Hence we read of those that hide themselves in the top of Carmel,Amos 9:3. There was a heavy rain: Gods word through Elijah was proved true. By this time there was no food in Samaria. 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. 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. Clarify 16So Obadiah went to Ahab and told him where Elijah was. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. The Contemporary Parallel New Testament with KJV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, and more! In the book of Acts, we read a most interesting and revealing number. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 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. His new conquest will be lost if he do not look about him quickly." All answers are REVIEWED and MODERATED. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Elijah sought not his own glory but in subserviency to God's, and for his own necessary vindication. I see nothing, he said. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. Tyrants and persecutors, in their passion, are often unreasonably outrageous, even towards their friends and confidants. 13Havent you been told what I did? 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. Elijah vs. the priests of Baal. Why did Herod like to listen to John the Baptist, who criticized Herods lifestyle? He tells Elijah what great search Ahab had made for him and how much his heart was upon it to find him out, 1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 18:10. He knew, by the Spirit, where to meet him, and we are here told what passed between them. Used by permission of Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group. At the same time Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel, where he bent down to the ground with his head between his knees. He also brought them food and water.) Prophets should be called seers, and shepherds, and watchmen, and ministers, rather than lords, as those that mind duty more than dominion. 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. A fight to the finish. When we shall see the doctrine of the individual responsibility of each Christian fully felt and carried out into individual action. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. 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." III. 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. 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. [2.] 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. There he spoke with us. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 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. 45After a short time the sky was covered with dark clouds. He proposed to bring the matter to a fair trial; and it was so much the fairer because Baal had all the external advantages on his side. And they did it the second time. get answers to your Bible questions from 50+ resources ($2,400+ value! 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. 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. Worship, after all, is an economic issue. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 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. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. Deserters must not look for God's favour till they return to their allegiance. Elijah is not the Achan: "I have not troubled Israel, have neither done them any wrong nor designed them any hurt." The prophets kept shouting louder and louder, and they cut themselves with swords and knives until they were bleeding. Yahweh would have none of it. He put himself into a strange posture. Paul declares that greed is idolatry, that to be greedy is to worship other gods (see Col. 3:5; Eph. 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. 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. Nay (1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 18:13), Was it not told my lord how I hid the prophets? 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. [4.] Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. Elijah, in answer to him, [1.] 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. 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. 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. The God who answered by fire, igniting the sacrifice on the altar, was the true God. Rain is the river of God,Psalms 65:9. 2. Each would take a bull and place it on their own altar. To win his people back, God demonstrated his power and mocked Baal along the way. 32Elijah used these stones to rebuild the altar in honor of the Lord. b. Share The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. And all the people came near unto him. And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. 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? IV. 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. 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. Elijah told him to go and look again. 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. Let it go on therefore to a trial. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 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. Based only on the sighting of a cloud that was as small as a mans hand, he knew a torrent was on the way. 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. All the people agreed that this was a good idea. 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 find that the beast which deceived the world does it. He solicited their allegiance, work, and worshipfor himself and his kingdom. There he set himself, as it were, upon his watch-tower, like the prophet, Habakkuk 2:1. The wind began to blow, and soon a heavy rain began to fall. If Baal really is a god, maybe he is thinking, or busy, or traveling! The sailors at this day call it Cape Carmel. This happened seven times. He turned the hearts of his people back to himself. 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. Name one of the Old Testament prophets present at the Transfiguration.. rh. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. V. Elijah hereupon hastened Ahab home, and attended him himself. The Character of Obadiah; Elijah's Interview with Obadiah. 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? 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. They worshipped God to please the prophets, but worshipped Baal to please Jezebel and curry favour at court. These Jezebel aimed to extirpate, and put many of them to death, which was as much a public calamity as a public iniquity, and threatened the utter ruin of religion's poor remains in Israel. 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. (1.) This will, by no means, justify those who ridicule the worshippers of God in Christ because the worship is not performed just in their way. "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." 12The Spirit of the Lord may carry you to some other place after I leave. No one who was present that day missed the point. 40Then Elijah said, Capture the prophets of Baal! 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! Money becomes a spiritual power that too often uses us rather than the other way around. 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. What occasion for addition to that which is perfect? 17When he saw Elijah, he asked, Is it youthe biggest troublemaker in Israel?, 18Elijah answered, I have not made trouble in Israel. Elijah ran on foot before him. He insists upon it that we mortify our lusts and corruptions; but corporeal penances and severities, such as the Papists use, which have no tendency to that, are no pleasure to him. Let us see if he speed better. It also dried up the water in the ditch. 7While Obadiah was on his way, Elijah met him. 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. 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. 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. Obadiah therefore could with a good conscience enjoy the place, and therefore would not decline it, nor give it up, though he foresaw he could not do the good he desired to do in it. He could not bring them to the altar at Jerusalem unless he could unite the two kingdoms again (which, for correction to both, God designed should not now be done), therefore, by his prophetic authority, he builds an altar on Mount Carmel, and so owns that which had formerly been built there. No one answered; no one paid attention (v. 29 ESV). Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. God demands no more from us than he can make out a title to. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Indeed, giving back to God and to his people is part of our DNA, a sign of our family resemblance to our generous Creator. They cut themselves and cried out to Baal for hours, but 1 Kings 18:26 says, "There was no voice; no one answered." Their god was a non-entity, a nothing. Second, Baal was a false god and men were not to worship him. V. The return of the mercy of rain, at the word of Elijah, 1 Kings . Even Christ and his apostles were thus misrepresented, Acts 17:6. The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. I. The Holy Bible, New Century Version. VI. Now Elijah shows them the absurdity of this. When Jezebel was killing the Lords prophets, I hid a hundred of them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. 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. 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 2. Then he said, Do it a third time, and they did it the third time. I brought them food and water. [2.] ly. 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. 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. 10As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has sent people to every country to search for you. 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. Though he expected an answer by fire, yet he came near to the altar with boldness, and feared not that fire. Their heart is divided (Hosea 10:2), whereas God will have all or none. (1.) 3. The steps taken towards redressing the grievance, by Elijah's appearing again upon the stage, to act as a Tishbite, a converter or reformer of Israel, for so (some think) that title of his signifies. Of course, most Israelites probably didnt totally reject Yahweh, the God of Israel. 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. 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