UST 1 KI Chapter 18

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18 For a three did not rain meet Ahab that I may make it 2 So meet this time, there was no Samaria anyone to eat. 3 As Elijah was approaching, of his officials. His name was Obadiah. in charge of royal palace. (Obadiah 4 Queen Jezebel tried to kill of Yahweh’s prophets, hidden them two caves. had put each cave, he had brought water them.) 5 Ahab want you to go the country check bed see whether can find feed horses mules that they will not all die. we can find will not to slaughter of the cattle.” 6 They agreed look different parts of the country. Obadiah

7 As walking along, saw toward him. recognized Elijah, he bowed down respectfully to him. he said, “Is you, master?” 8 Elijah replied, “Yes, it is. go tell master here.” 9 Obadiah responded, “I have done to deserve punishment get if I told Ahab that! Because of what would happen next, would order his soldiers to kill me! 10 I swear by God Ahab messengers the rulers of people group us find out whether you were living with them. ruler told him, ‘Elijah is not here.’ then demanded that ruler swear was telling the truth, each one did. 11 But now telling me, ‘Go master here!’ 12 I believe that when Spirit of take you away I will where he has taken you. when I tell you are here, he comes here and discovers that you are will kill me! do not deserve to die, because I revered since I was a boy. 13 Sir, must have about did to kill of hid them two caves. put 50 prophets each cave brought water them. 14 But even so, telling me, ‘Go and tell master here.’ If I do that and he comes and finds that you are not here, will kill me!” 15 But swear by commander of the heavenly armies, God whom I serve, stay right here where find me

16 So told Elijah had returned. to meet 17 When him, “Is you, Elijah, have caused so much trouble for people of Israel?” 18 Elijah replied, “I am one who has caused trouble for people of Israel! your family the ones who have done that! have refused to obey you have worshiped representing Baal 19 So I want you command from throughout meet want you to tell of the of go there also. wife Jezebel prophets.”

20 So messengers to command from throughout go brought of the prophets of Baal and Asherah Elijah went there too. 21 Then front of said, “You not remain undecided longer who is truly God! God, you should worship him. God, you should worship him!” people reply. 22 Then the of is still alive here in Israel, there are of 23 Now bring prophets of Baal may choose one they want. may kill it and cut it into pieces, they may build an altar and put wood on it lay the pieces wood. they must the wood fire. kill cut pieces lay the pieces I will put on an altar that I will make. I will the wood fire.” 24 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You must pray to Baal your god, I pray to Elijah said to the Israelite leaders, “The God sending fire to kindle the wood and burn up the sacrifice that is on his altar the true God!” Israelite leaders to what Elijah proposed.

25 Then prophets of may go first, are so many you. of bulls cut it into pieces. Make an altar and put wood on it and put the pieces on the wood, do fire. pray to Baal your god and ask him to set the wood on fire.” 26 So they chose of bulls cut it into pieces. They built an altar and put wood on it, they placed the pieces on the altar. they prayed Baal as their god through that morning. shouted, “Baal, us!” they danced wildly altar had made. no spoke to them from the sky anything in response to their prayer. 27 About noontime, to make fun them. said, “You believe that a god, loudly to get his attention! has not answered you because] is thinking about something else because is relieving himself because not home right now. sleeping will wake up if you shout loudly enough.” 28 So they shouted more loudly. slashed themselves swords spears, they typically did when they worshiped Baal, bodies. 29 They kept calling out to Baal the middle of the afternoon, it would soon be time when it was customary to make grain offering. no spoke to them from the sky anything in response to their prayer any attention to it.

30 Then the people here!” him. had been an altar Yahweh people who worshiped Baal had broken it apart. repaired 31 To do that, stones, to represent each of tribes ancestors were the sons Jacob. told name now be 32 With stones, rebuilt he dug ditch altar was large enough to hold 15 liters of 33 Elijah stacked wood top of the stones. bull cut pieces. he laid the pieces top of wood. 34 Then Elijah told the people there, “Fill jars water, pour the water top of pieces of the bull wood.” So they did that. he told them, “Do the same thing again!” they did it again. he told them, “Do it yet again!” they did it yet again. 35 The people poured much water the altar that it flowed around altar ditch at the bottom of it. 36 It was now late afternoon, time when it was customary to make grain offering. up to the altar. prayed, “Yahweh, are the God whom ancestors Abraham, Israel the God whom Israelite people worship. prove your servant that I have done you told me to do them. 37 Yahweh, give the sign that I have described and send down fire! that so that know the only true God that you working to make them want to worship you again!” 38 Immediately down the sky. fire burned up pieces of meat, wood, stones, the dirt that was around the altar. up the water the ditch! 39 When people that, bowed down respectfully. throughout the crowd shouted, “Yahweh the true God!” 40 Then people, “Seize the prophets of them escape!” the people seized all the prophets of Baal. them down the mountain Elijah had the people execute them all

41 Then back up onto Mount Carmel where your servants have provisions for you get something to eat drink. But do it quickly, a prophet, can hear the sound of I know that it will soon rain very hard!” 42 So back up onto Mount Carmel had something to eat drink. himself up the of Carmel. bowed down reverently his face to the ground and prayed that Yahweh would make it rain. 43 Then Elijah told servant, “Please up a place where can look out the sea and see if any rain clouds are forming.” his servant went looked. back and told Elijah, “There are no forming in the sky above the sea.” kept sending him to look, a total of 44 When the servant went seventh time, came back and told Elijah, “I saw cloud above sea. was very small, person’s Elijah told him, “Go tell Ahab have his servants get his chariot ready he can go home right away. If he does that, rain stop him!” 45 Very soon strong wind in so many clouds they made sky began to hard. rushing his chariot to his palace in the city of Jezreel. 46 Yahweh strength tucked cloak into his belt that he could run, he ran of chariot the way to

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UST 1 KI Chapter 18

UST 1 KI Chapter 18