And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD [that was] broken down.
Ver. 30. And he repaired the altar of the Lord.] Defaced, likely, by idolaters, and haply by these Baalists now in their frantic fits, and to make work for Elijah, who had so taunted them, and would yet take them a link lower.
Verse 30. _HE REPAIRED THE ALTAR OF THE LORD_] There had been an altar of Jehovah in that place, called, even among the heathens, _the altar of Carmel_, probably built in the time of the judges, or,...
2. ELIJAH ON CARMEL: THE ANSWERED PRAYER CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The command to see Ahab (1 Kings 18:1)_ 2. Elijah's response (1 Kings 18:2) 3. Ahab and Obadiah (1 Kings 18:3) 4. Elijah and Obadiah ...
ELIJAH'S MEETING WITH AHAB AND HIS CONTEST WITH THE PRIESTS OF BAAL. The history of Ahab's reign must have been something like the following: On his marriage with Jezebel he must have allowed the wors...
REPAIRED. Carmel had been. _local_ altar for _lay_ (individual) offerings, but had been broken down. Compare 1 Kings 19:10. These _lay_ altars had no horns. BROKEN DOWN: i.e. purposely....
_And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down_ On the top of Carmel had been one of the high places where worship was paid to Jehovah, after the manner of the worship in the wilderness,...
HE REPAIRED THE ALTAR OF THE LORD THAT WAS BROKEN DOWN— The altar, which the sacred author here calls _the altar of the_ LORD, was certainly one of those which were built in the time of the judges and...
B. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEST 18:21-40 The story of the contest on Carmel is one that has excited the imagination of believers through the centuries. The narrative is somewhat lengthy and may for...
_AND ELIJAH SAID UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE, COME NEAR UNTO ME. AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAME NEAR UNTO HIM. AND HE REPAIRED THE ALTAR OF THE LORD THAT WAS BROKEN DOWN._ Elijah said unto all the people, Come near...
JEHOVAH OR BAAL? 1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months....
THE ALTAR.. DOWN] Carmel had been a 'high place' dedicated to the worship of Jehovah, but the spread of Baal worship had led to its neglect, and the altar on it had been overthrown (1 Kings 19:10)....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 18 GOD SENDS ELIJAH TO KING AHAB V1 After there had been no rain for three years, the *Lord spoke to Elijah. ‘Go and meet King Ahab. Then...
THE ALTAR OF THE LORD — evidently referred to as well known, and here accepted by Elijah as having a true sacredness. The exclusive consecration of the appointed sanctuary at Jerusalem, if ever as yet...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלִיָּ֤הוּ לְ כָל ־הָ עָם֙
ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL 1 Kings 18:20 "O for a sculptor's hand, That thou might'st take thy stand, Thy wild hair floating in the eastern breeze!" - KEBLE IT never occurred to Ahab to refuse the chal...
THE GOD THAT ANSWERETH BY FIRE 1 Kings 18:30 Too many halt, or limp, between two opinions. The altar of consecration to Christ has been thrown down, 1 Kings 18:30. The worship of Baal, which stands f...
In this chapter we have perhaps one of the most familiar stories of the Old Testament. There are, however, certain points of interest especially to be noted. The first is Ahab's connection with Obadia...
_Down, by the false prophets, whose fury the people now repressed. (Tirinus) --- The altar might have been erected, under the judges, lawfully. (Calmet)_...
(30) And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. (31) And Elijah took twelve stones, acco...
The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion, always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 AND 18. Elijah and Elisha, on the contrary (witnesses for God in the midst of a people that according to grace God still recognised as His own, but who had...
AND ELIJAH SAID UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE, COME NEAR UNTO ME,.... And observe what I do, and what will be done at my request: AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAME NEAR UNTO HIM; left the prophets of Baal to themselves,...
_Elijah said, Come near unto me_ Come away from these impudent deceivers to me, and expect from me the satisfaction of your desire. _He repaired the altar of the Lord_ An altar which probably had rema...
1 In the extremitie of famine Eliiah sent to Ahab, meeteth good Obadiah. 9 Obadiah bringeth Ahab to Eliiah. 17 Eliiah reprouing Ahab, by fire from heauen conuinceth Baals prophets. 41 Eliiah by pra...
ELIJAH SLAYS THE PROPHETS OF BAAL...
And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me, he wanted them to be witnesses of the events which were about to take place. AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAME NEAR UNTO 'HIM. AND HE REPAIRED THE ALTAR O...
ELIJAH'S RETURN TO FACE AHAB (vs.1-20) The famine lasted three and a half years (James 5:17), the same length of time the Great Tribulation will last. But the rain would not be sent until Elijah gave...
21-40 Many of the people wavered in their judgment, and varied in their practice. Elijah called upon them to determine whether Jehovah or Baal was the self-existent, supreme God, the Creator, Governo...
COME NEAR UNTO ME; come away from these impudent deceivers to me, and expect from me what satisfaction you desire. HE REPAIRED THE ALTAR, which by the people's help was quickly done; the materials bei...
1 Kings 18:30 Elijah H452 said H559 (H8799) people H5971 near H5066 (H8798) people H5971 near H5066 ...
THE CONTEST ON MOUNT CARMEL: YHWH VERSUS BAAL (1 KINGS 18:21). In this vivid description of the contest on Mount Carmel Ahab is deliberately not mentioned. This was because it was not a contest betwee...
CONTENTS: Elijah goes to meet Ahab and gives challenge. Contests with the priests of Baal. CHARACTERS: God, Elijah, Jezebel, Obadiah, Baal, priests. CONCLUSION: The man of faith need not be afraid to...
1 Kings 18:1. _After many days._ About the end of the third year, leaving six months more for the crops to be sown and ripened, which harmonizes the new testament with the old. Luke 4:25; James 5:17....
_He repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down._ I. The significance of broken altars. That is a simple line from an old chronicle, but it is the present root of many a pathetic human tragedy...
_Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel._ THE PRIESTS OF BAAL Mendelssohn has wrought the harmonies and discords of this scene into a grand oratorio, and the painter or poe...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 18:1 In ch. 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah has lived privately, first in the Transjordanian wilderness and then in Zarephath. Now he reappears in public. The drought will end, but not bef
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 18:30 HE REPAIRED THE ALTAR OF THE LORD. Sacrifices to the Lord were to take place only in Jerusalem, but the authors do not criticize Elijah for repairing this unauthorized al...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 18:19. PROPHETS OF BAAL, &c.—Soothsayers and oracle príests. GROVES—Asherah. Baal and Astarte were the male and female divinities. Jezebel was the patroness o...
EXPOSITION ELIJAH'S RETURN AND THE ORDEAL OF MOUNT CARMEL.—The preceding chapter having been exclusively occupied with the fortunes of Elijah during his enforced absence of three and a half years from...
So our introduction to Elijah. Now it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the eaRuth...
1 Kings 19:10; 1 Kings 19:14; 2 Chronicles 33:16; Romans 11:3...
ELIJAH AT MOUNT CARMEL 1 Kings 18:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are three things which we wish to consider: 1. JUDGMENT AND JUSTICE. The opening verse of chapter 18 says, "And it came to pass after ma...
The altar — This had been built by some of their ancestors for the offering of sacrifice to the God of Israel, which was frequently done in high places. Broken down — By some of the Baalites, out of t...