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1 Kings 18:19-21
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 18:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 Now send word, and gather together all of Israel for me on Mount Carmel, along with four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and four hundred prophets of Asherah, those who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
20 Elijah Destroys the Evil Prophets. So Ahab sent word to all of the Israelites, and he gathered together the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah approached all of the people and said, “How long will you be stuck between two points of view? If the Lord is God, then follow him, but if it is Baal, then follow him.” But the people did not say a single thing to him.[a]
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- 1 Kings 18:21 Elijah saw that the people had succumbed to Baal worship by following Ahab and the false prophets, but he also knew that he could not be silent and he urged them to make a choice for the true God. The story of the drought is really a story of the war between good and evil.
