DISCOURSE: 344 OBADIAH’S EARLY PIETY 1 Kings 18:12. _I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth._ IT is comfortable to reflect, that in the worst of times there are some who fear God, and that the state of religion is rarely so bad as it appears. The days of Ahab were peculiarly unfavourable to the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 345 DECISION OF CHARACTER 1 Kings 18:21. _And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him._ IF a heathen should visit this country in order to ascertain what our religion was, and whether i... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 346 ELIJAH’S CHALLENGE TO THE PROPHETS OF BAAL 1 Kings 18:24. _Call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken._ UNBOUNDED is the dominion which God exer... [ Continue Reading ]