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"And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress
it first; for ye
are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire
under. 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 leaped upon the altar which was made. 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 awaked.And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the
time of the offering of the
evening sacrifice, that
there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.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.
And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of
the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel
shall be thy name:
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he
made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of
seed.
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid
him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour
it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
And he said, Do
it the second time. And they did
it the second time. And he said, Do
it the third time. And they did
it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
And it came to pass at
the time of the offering of the
evening
sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of
Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou
art God in Israel, and
that I
am thy servant, and
that I have done all these things at thy word.
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 again.
Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and
the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that
was in the trench.
And when all the people saw
it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he
is the God; the LORD, he
is the God." 1 Kings 18:25 - 39 (KJB)
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