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1 Kings 18:1
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1 Kings 18:1
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Elijah’s Message to Ahab
18 And it came to pass after (A)many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and (B)I will send rain on the earth.”
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1 Kings 18:1
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1 Kings 18:1
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Elijah and Obadiah
18 After a long time, in the third(A) year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present(B) yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain(C) on the land.”
Luke 4:25
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Luke 4:25
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25 But I tell you truly, (A)many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
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Luke 4:25
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Luke 4:25
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25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.(A)
James 5:17
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James 5:17
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17 Elijah was a man (A)with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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James 5:17
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James 5:17
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17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(A) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(B)
1 Kings 17:1
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1 Kings 17:1
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Elijah Announces a Great Drought
17 Now Elijah(A) the Tishbite, from Tishbe[a] in Gilead,(B) said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain(C) in the next few years except at my word.”
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- 1 Kings 17:1 Or Tishbite, of the settlers
Deuteronomy 28:12
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Deuteronomy 28:12
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12 The Lord will open to you His good [a]treasure, the heavens, (A)to give the rain to your land in its season, and (B)to bless all the work of your hand. (C)You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
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- Deuteronomy 28:12 storehouse
1 Kings 18:15-40
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1 Kings 18:15-40
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15 Then Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today.”
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17 Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, (A)“Is that you, O (B)troubler of Israel?”
18 And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, (C)in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals. 19 Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on (D)Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, (E)and the four hundred prophets of [a]Asherah, who [b]eat at Jezebel’s table.”
Elijah’s Mount Carmel Victory
20 So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and (F)gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, (G)“How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, (H)follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, (I)“I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; (J)but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Therefore let them give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it; and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on the wood, but put no fire under it. 24 Then you call on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the God who (K)answers by fire, He is God.”
So all the people answered and said, [c]“It is well spoken.”
25 Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”
26 So they took the bull which was given them, and they prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying, “O Baal, [d]hear us!” But there was (L)no voice; no one answered. Then they [e]leaped about the altar which they had made.
27 And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry [f]aloud, for he 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.” 28 So they cried aloud, and (M)cut themselves, as was their custom, with [g]knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them. 29 And when midday was past, (N)they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was (O)no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. (P)And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, (Q)“Israel shall be your name.” 32 Then with the stones he built an altar (R)in the name of the Lord; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. 33 And he (S)put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, “Fill four waterpots with water, and (T)pour it on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood.” 34 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. 35 So the water ran all around the altar; and he also filled (U)the trench with water.
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 (V)God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, (W)let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that (X)I have done all these things at Your word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”
38 Then (Y)the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, (Z)“The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”
40 And Elijah said to them, (AA)“Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook (AB)Kishon and (AC)executed them there.
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- 1 Kings 18:19 A Canaanite goddess
- 1 Kings 18:19 Are provided for by Jezebel
- 1 Kings 18:24 Lit. The word is good
- 1 Kings 18:26 answer
- 1 Kings 18:26 Lit. limped about, leaped in dancing around
- 1 Kings 18:27 with a loud voice
- 1 Kings 18:28 swords
1 Kings 18:15-40
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1 Kings 18:15-40
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15 Elijah said, “As the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present(A) myself to Ahab today.”
Elijah on Mount Carmel
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler(B) of Israel?”
18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you(C) and your father’s family have. You have abandoned(D) the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon(E) the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel.(F) And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”(G)
20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.(H) 21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver(I) between two opinions? If the Lord(J) is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing.
22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left,(K) but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.(L) 23 Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call(M) on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord.(N) The god who answers by fire(O)—he is God.”
Then all the people said, “What you say is good.”
25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it.
Then they called(P) on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response;(Q) no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.
27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”(R) 28 So they shouted louder and slashed(S) themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice.(T) But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.(U)
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar(V) of the Lord, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.”(W) 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name(X) of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs[a] of seed. 33 He arranged(Y) the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.”
34 “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again.
“Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
36 At the time(Z) of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham,(AA) Isaac and Israel, let it be known(AB) today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.(AC) 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know(AD) that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
38 Then the fire(AE) of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.
39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate(AF) and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”(AG)
40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley(AH) and slaughtered(AI) there.
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- 1 Kings 18:32 That is, probably about 24 pounds or about 11 kilograms
1 Kings 18:2
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1 Kings 18:2
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2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria.
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2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.
Now the famine was severe(A) in Samaria,
Joel 2:23
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Joel 2:23
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23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And (A)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the [a]former rain faithfully,
And He (B)will cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
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- Joel 2:23 Or teacher of righteousness
Leviticus 26:4
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Leviticus 26:4
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4 (A)then I will give you rain in its season, (B)the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Leviticus 26:4
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Leviticus 26:4
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4 I will send you rain(A) in its season,(B) and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.(C)
Revelation 11:6
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Revelation 11:6
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6 These (A)have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
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Revelation 11:6
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Revelation 11:6
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6 They have power to shut up the heavens(A) so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying;(B) and they have power to turn the waters into blood(C) and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
Amos 4:7
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Amos 4:7
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7 “I also withheld rain from you,
When there were still three months to the harvest.
I made it rain on one city,
I withheld rain from another city.
One part was rained upon,
And where it did not rain the part withered.
Amos 4:7
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Amos 4:7
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Jeremiah 14:22
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Jeremiah 14:22
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22 (A)Are there any among (B)the idols of the nations that can cause (C)rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
(D)Are You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
Jeremiah 14:22
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Jeremiah 14:22
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Jeremiah 10:13
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Jeremiah 10:13
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13 (A)When He utters His voice,
There is a [a]multitude of waters in the heavens:
(B)“And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
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- Jeremiah 10:13 Or noise
Jeremiah 10:13
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Jeremiah 10:13
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