Baal still was not listening.Įlijah told the people who were looking on to gather around him. Still shouting and screaming at the top of their voices. Midday had passed, and now it was getting late into the evening, and the prophets of Baal were Taken a trip? Why isn't he answering you? Perhaps he is talking to someone else. They started praying: “O Baal, hear us! O Baal, hear us!” From morning until noon they keptĮlijah was taunting and making fun of them: “What's wrong? Can't your god HEAR you? Has he They prepared the animal for the sacrifice. The 450 prophets of Baal built their altar. ![]() He told them toīring animals for the sacrifice - one for Jehovah and one for Baal. Then Elijah said, “We are going to have a contest to see who is the REAL God.” He told them toīring enough wood to build two altars - one for Jehovah, and one for Baal. If Baal is God, worship him! If Jehovah is God, worship “How long are you going to try to worship Baal and Jehovah? Now please, just go and tellĮlijah stood before the crowd. I just cannot do it!”Įlijah looked at Obadiah and patiently explained, “It will be fine, Obadiah. Then you will leave again he will want to kill YOU and ME. Thinks he knows where you are, you leave and no one can find you. King Ahab HATES you? Don't you know that the King is blaming YOU because there has not beenĪny rain for all these years? Besides that, the King has been looking for you. Think of asking me to do such a thing?” Obadiah asked with astonishment. “I want you to go, tell King Ahab that I am here and want to see him,” Elijah explained. “What is it, sir?” Obadiah asked politely. “Yes, I am Elijah, and I want you to do me a big favor.” “Elijah! Elijah! Is that really YOU?” he asked excitedly. “Why, that's Elijah!” he exclaimed out loud and ran to meet As the man cameĬloser, Obadiah recognized him. ![]() “I wonder who that could be,” he thought to himself. While Obadiah was looking here and there, trying to find mud puddles and grass, he saw a man
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