1 Kings 18:21
Elijah approached the people and asked them, “How long will you hobble along, hesitating between two opposite beliefs? If the Lord is God, then follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” But the people didn't answer.
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20So Ahab summoned all of Israel and also gathered the prophets on Mount Carmel.
Cross References
Genesis 44:16“My lord, what can we say?” Judah replied. “How can we explain this to you? In what way can we prove our innocence? God has exposed the guilt of your servants. My lord, we are your slaves—all of us, including the one who was found with the cup.”
Deuteronomy 4:35You were shown all this so you could be certain that the Lord is God and there is no one like him.
Joshua 24:23“Then get rid of those foreign gods you have and promise to be loyal only to the Lord, the God of Israel,” Joshua told them.
1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell facedown on the ground and shouted, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!”
1 Chronicles 17:26For you, Lord, are God! You are the one who has promised all these good things to your servant.
Job 40:4“Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:18-21
Elijah's Interview with Ahab. ( b. c. 906.) 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord , and thou hast followed Baalim. 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 20 So… Read the whole commentary →