geneva 1Kings:18:16-46
geneva@1Kings:18:16 @ So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and tolde him: And Ahab went to meete Eliiah.
geneva@1Kings:18:17 @ And when Ahab saw Eliiah, Ahab said vnto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
geneva@1Kings:18:18 @ And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but (note:)The true ministers of God should not only not permit falsehoods, but should boldly reprove the wicked slanderers without respect of persons.(:note) thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
geneva@1Kings:18:19 @ Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel vnto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal foure hundreth and fiftie, and the prophets of the groues foure hundreth, which eate at Iezebels table.
geneva@1Kings:18:20 @ So Ahab sent vnto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together vnto mount Carmel.
geneva@1Kings:18:21 @ And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long (note:)Be consistent in religion and do not be indifferent, whether you follow God or Baal, or whether you serve God wholly or in part, (Zep_1:5).(:note) halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
geneva@1Kings:18:22 @ Then said Eliiah vnto the people, I onely remayne a Prophet of the Lorde: but Baals prophets are foure hundreth and fiftie men.
geneva@1Kings:18:23 @ Let them therefore giue vs two bullockes, and let them chuse the one, & cut him in pieces, and lay him on the wood, but put no fire vnder, and I will prepare the other bullocke, and lay him on the wood, and will put no fire vnder.
geneva@1Kings:18:24 @ And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth (note:)By sending down fire from heaven to burn the sacrifice.(:note) by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
geneva@1Kings:18:25 @ And Eliiah said vnto the prophets of Baal, Chuse you a bullocke, and prepare him first, (for ye are many) and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire vnder.
geneva@1Kings:18:26 @ And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed [it], and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But [there was] no voice, nor any that answered. And they (note:)As men possessed by some strange spirit.(:note) leaped upon the altar which was made.
geneva@1Kings:18:27 @ And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he [is] a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he sleepeth, and must be (note:)He mocks their beastly madness, who think that by any instance or suit, the dead and vile idols can help their worshippers in their necessity.(:note) awaked.
geneva@1Kings:18:28 @ And they cryed loude, and cut them selues as their maner was, with kniues and launcers, till the blood gushed out vpon them.
geneva@1Kings:18:29 @ And when midday was passed, & they had prophecied vntil the offring of the euening sacrifice, there was neither voyce, nor one to answere, nor any that regarded.
geneva@1Kings:18:30 @ And Eliiah said vnto all the people, Come to me; all the people came to him; he repayred the altar of the Lorde that was broken downe.
geneva@1Kings:18:31 @ And Eliiah tooke twelue stones, according to the nomber of the tribes of the sonnes of Iaakob, (vnto whome the worde of the Lord came, saying, Israel shalbe thy name)
geneva@1Kings:18:32 @ And with the stones he buylt an altar in the Name of the Lorde: and he made a ditch round about the altar, as great as woulde conteine two measures of seede.
geneva@1Kings:18:33 @ And he put the wood in order, and hewed the bullocke in pieces, & layd him on the wood,
geneva@1Kings:18:34 @ And said, Fill foure barrels with water, and powre it on the burnt offring and on the wood. Againe he said, Doe so againe; they did so the second time; he sayde, Doe it the third time; they did it the third time.
geneva@1Kings:18:35 @ And the water ran round about the altar; and he (note:)By this he declared the excellent power of God, who contrary to nature could make the fire burn even in the water, so that they should have no opportunity to doubt that he is the only God.(:note) filled the trench also with water.
geneva@1Kings:18:36 @ And when they should offer the euening sacrifice, Eliiah the Prophet came, and sayd, Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and of Israel, let it be knowen this day, that thou art the God of Israel, and that I am thy seruant, and that I haue done all these things at thy commandement.
geneva@1Kings:18:37 @ Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou [art] the LORD God, and [that] thou hast turned their heart back (note:)Though God permits his to run in blindness and error for a time, yet eventually he calls them home to him by some notorious sign and work.(:note) again.
geneva@1Kings:18:38 @ Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offring, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked vp the water that was in the ditche.
geneva@1Kings:18:39 @ And when all the people sawe it, they fell on their faces, and saide, The Lord is God, the Lord is God.
geneva@1Kings:18:40 @ And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not (note:)He commanded them that as they were truly persuaded to confess the only God: so they should serve him with all their power, and destroy the idolaters his enemies.(:note) one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
geneva@1Kings:18:41 @ And Eliiah sayde vnto Ahab, Get thee vp, eate and drinke, for there is a sound of much rayne.
geneva@1Kings:18:42 @ So Ahab went vp to eate and to drinke, and Eliiah went vp to the top of Carmel: and he crouched vnto the earth, & put his face betweene his knees,
geneva@1Kings:18:43 @ And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again (note:)As God's spirit moved him to pray, so was he strengthened by the same that he did not faint, but continued still till he had obtained.(:note) seven times.
geneva@1Kings:18:44 @ And at the seuenth time he sayd, Behold, there ariseth a litle cloude out of the sea like a mans hand. Then he sayd, Vp, and say vnto Ahab, Make readie thy charet, and get thee downe, that the raine stay thee not.
geneva@1Kings:18:45 @ And in the meane while the heauen was blacke with cloudes and winde, and there was a great rayne. Then Ahab went vp and came to Izreel.
geneva@1Kings:18:46 @ And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran (note:)He was so strengthened by God's spirit that he ran faster than the chariot was able to run.(:note) before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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