1 Kings 18:15-39
THEN, Elijah Said, “AS THE LORD OF HOSTS – LIVES, Before Whom – I Stand, I Will Surely Present Myself To HIM (GOD Almighty) – TODAY!”
SO, Obadiah Went To Meet (King) Ahab, And Told Him; And Ahab Went To Meet Elijah!
THEN, IT HAPPENED, When (King) Ahab Saw Elijah, That Ahab Said To Him, “IS THAT YOU, O Troubler Of Israel?”
And He (Elijah) Answered, “I Have NOT Troubled Israel; BUT, YOU (King Ahab) And Your Father’s House – HAVE; In That, YOU Have FORSAKEN The Commandments Of THE LORD (GOD Almighty), And Have FOLLOWED The Baals! Now Therefore, Send AND Gather ALL Israel (The Children Of Israel) To Me (Elijah) – On Mount Carmel, The Four Hundred And Fifty Prophets Of Baal (A Canaanite god Of Fire), AND The Four Hundred Prophets Of Asherah (A Canaanite goddess), Who Eat At Jezebel’s (King Ahab’s Wife) Table!”
SO, (King) Ahab Sent For ALL The Children Of Israel, And Gathered The Prophets Together On Mount Carmel! And Elijah Came To ALL The People, And Said, “How Long Will YOU (The Children Of Israel) Falter Between Two Opinions? IF THE LORD (GOD Almighty) – IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM; BUT, IF Baal, Follow Him!” BUT, The People Answered Him NOT A Word! THEN, Elijah Said To The People, “I Alone Am Left – A Prophet Of THE LORD (GOD Almighty); BUT, Baal’s Prophets – ARE Four Hundred And Fifty Men! Therefore, Let THEM (The Prophets Of Baal) Give Us Two Bulls; And Let THEM (The Prophets Of Baal) Choose One Bull – For THEMSELVES, Cut IT (THEIR Bull) – In Pieces, And Lay IT (THEIR Bull) – On The Wood, BUT Put NO Fire UNDER IT; And I (Elijah) Will Prepare The Other Bull, And Lay IT (My Bull) – On The Wood, BUT Put NO Fire UNDER IT! THEN, YOU (The Prophets Of Baal) Call On The Name Of Your gods, And I (Elijah) Will Call On THE NAME OF THE LORD (GOD Almighty); AND THE GOD, WHO ANSWERS BY FIRE – HE IS GOD!”
SO, ALL The People Answered, And Said, “It Is Well Spoken!”
NOW, Elijah Said To The Prophets Of Baal, “Choose One Bull For Yourselves, And Prepare IT (YOUR Bull) – First, For YOU (The Prophets Of Baal) – ARE Many; And Call On The Name Of Your god, BUT Put NO Fire UNDER IT!”
SO, THEY (The Prophets Of Baal) Took The Bull, Which Was Given THEM, And THEY Prepared IT (THEIR Bull), And Called On The Name Of Baal – From Morning Even Till Noon, Saying, “O Baal, Hear Us!” BUT, THERE WAS – NO Voice; NO One Answered! THEN, THEY Leaped About The Altar, Which THEY Had Made!
AND SO IT WAS, At Noon, That Elijah Mocked THEM (The Prophets Of Baal), And Said, “Cry Aloud, For He (Baal) IS – A god; Either He Is Meditating, OR He Is Busy, OR He Is On A Journey, OR Perhaps He Is Sleeping, And Must Be Awakened!” SO, THEY Cried Aloud, And Cut THEMSELVES, As Was THEIR Custom, With Knives And Lances, Until The Blood Gushed Out On THEM! And When Midday Was Past, THEY Prophesied Until The TIME Of The Offering Of The EVENING Sacrifice! BUT, THERE WAS – NO Voice; NO One Answered, NO One Paid Attention!
THEN, Elijah Said To ALL The People, “Come Near To Me!” SO, ALL The People Came Near To Him! And He Repaired THE ALTAR OF THE LORD (GOD Almighty), THAT WAS Broken Down! And Elijah Took Twelve Stones, According To The Number Of The Tribes Of The Sons Of Jacob, To Whom, THE WORD OF THE LORD (GOD Almighty) Had Come, Saying, “Israel Shall Be Your Name!” THEN, With The (Twelve) Stones, He (Elijah) Built An Altar IN THE NAME OF THE LORD (GOD Almighty); And He Made A Trench Around The Altar, Large Enough To Hold Two Seahs Of Seed! And He Put The Wood In Order, Cut The Bull In Pieces, And Laid IT On The Wood, And Said, “Fill Four Waterpots With Water, And Pour IT (The Water) On The Burnt Sacrifice, And On The Wood!” THEN, He Said, “Do IT – A Second Time,” And They Did IT – A Second Time; And He Said, “Do IT – A Third Time,” And They Did IT – A Third Time! SO, The Water Ran All Around The Altar; And He Also Filled The Trench With Water!
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 ISRAEL; LET IT BE KNOWN, THIS DAY, THAT YOU ARE GOD (GOD Almighty) IN ISRAEL, AND I (Elijah) AM – YOUR SERVANT; AND THAT, I (Elijah) HAVE DONE ALL THESE THINGS – AT YOUR WORD! HEAR ME, O LORD (GOD Almighty), HEAR ME; THAT, THIS PEOPLE MAY KNOW, THAT YOU ARE – THE LORD GOD (GOD Almighty); AND THAT, YOU (GOD Almighty) HAVE TURNED THEIR HEARTS – BACK TO YOU (GOD Almighty) AGAIN!”
THEN, THE FIRE OF THE LORD (GOD Almighty) FELL, AND CONSUMED THE BURNT SACRIFICE, AND THE WOOD, AND THE STONES, AND THE DUST, AND IT (THE FIRE From GOD Almighty) LICKED UP THE WATER, THAT WAS – IN THE TRENCH! NOW, When All The People (The Children Of Israel) Saw IT, They Fell On Their Faces; And They Said, “THE LORD (GOD Almighty), HE IS – GOD! THE LORD (GOD Almighty), HE IS – GOD!”
THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, HE IS – GOD! PERIOD! Amen.
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