40Elijah told them, "Grab the Baal prophets! Don''t let one get away!" They grabbed them. Elijah had them taken down to the Brook Kishon and they massacred the lot.
41Elijah said to Ahab, "Up on your feet! Eat and drink--celebrate! Rain is on the way; I hear it coming."
1 Kings 18 records one of the most dramatic confrontations in Scripture: the prophet Elijah versus 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. After three years of drought, Elijah challenges Israel to stop limping between two opinions and choose whom they will serve. The contest is sta
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