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1 Kings · read by John Piper
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1 Kings 17
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Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:Read from NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) the Isaac Factor
1 Kings 18
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When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, O troubler of Israel?"Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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"I have not troubled Israel," Elijah replied, "but you and your father's house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Then Elijah said to the people, "I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, "O Baal, answer us!" But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near to me." So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, "Israel shall be your name."Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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and said, "Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood." "Do it a second time," he said, and they did it a second time. "Do it a third time," he said, and they did it a third time.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again."Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!"Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Then Elijah ordered them, "Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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"Go and look toward the sea," he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, "There is nothing there." Seven times Elijah said, "Go back."Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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On the seventh time the servant reported, "There is a cloud as small as a man's hand rising from the sea." And Elijah replied, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.'"Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
1 Kings 19
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"I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts," he replied, "but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well."Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal
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"I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts," he replied, "but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well."Read from ESV · Elijah’s Battle with the Prophets of Baal