45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. The particular Levitical institutions were so often dispensed with (as in the time of the Judges, Samuel's time, and now) that one would be tempted to think they were more designed for types to be fulfilled in the evangelical anti-types than for laws to be fulfilled in the strict observance of them. Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural, Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword, Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural, A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style, Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed, Preposition | third person masculine plural, In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah, Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets, Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT History: 1 Kings 18:28 They cried aloud and cut themselves after (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg). While Baal worshipers went hungry during the drought, God fed Elijah meat and bread delivered to him daily by carrier ravens (see v. 6). I brought them food and water. 10As surely as the Lord your God lives, the king has sent people to every country to search for you. "As long as God keeps bringing me stories that I can honor him with, to me, it doesn't matter what genre they . 39When all the people saw this, they fell down to the ground, crying, The Lord is God! Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 29The afternoon passed, and the prophets continued to act like this until it was time for the evening sacrifice. Elijah satisfied him that he might with safety deliver this message to Ahab, by assuring him, with an oath, that he would, this very day, present himself to Ahab, 1 Kings 18:15; 1 Kings 18:15. Of course, most Israelites probably didnt totally reject Yahweh, the God of Israel. Those that procure God's judgments do the mischief, not he that merely foretels them and gives warning of them, that the nation may repent and prevent them. Baal's 450 prophets worked themselves into a frenzy, cutting themselves, dancing, and chanting to their god. But, since Ahab invites him not to ride with him, he will run before him (1 Kings 18:46; 1 Kings 18:46) as one of his footmen, that he may not seem to be lifted up with the great honour God had put upon him or to abate in his civil respect to his prince, though he reproved him faithfully. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! How senseless, how brutish, were they in their addresses to Baal! 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. Elijah, like himself, boldly returned the charge upon the king, and proved it upon him, that he was the troubler of Israel,1 Kings 18:18; 1 Kings 18:18. 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, since there are many of you; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it ." So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, "O Baal, hear and answer us." Share One may guess how people stand affected to God by observing how they stand affected to his people and ministers. He proposed to bring the matter to a fair trial; and it was so much the fairer because Baal had all the external advantages on his side. Now if, upon trial, it appears that Baal is that one infinite omnipotent Being, that one supreme Lord and all-sufficient benefactor, you ought to renounce Jehovah and cleave to Baal only: but, if Jehovah be that one God, Baal is a cheat, and you must have no more to do with him." They allow the proposal to be fair and unexceptionable "God has often answered by fire; if Baal cannot do so, let him be cast out for a usurper." He turned the hearts of his people back to himself. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention. The edification of the people: "That they may know that thou art the Lord, and may experience thy grace, turning their heart, by this miracle, as a means, back again to thee, in order to thy return in a way of mercy to them.". Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? But the primary attraction to Baal wasnt a pretty statue; it was an economic promise. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. When they saw the fire consume both the burnt offering and the entire altar, they answered, " The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God " (1 Kings 18:39). 2. 7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? I. Ahab had made diligent search for him (1 Kings 18:10; 1 Kings 18:10), had offered rewards to any one that would discover him, sent spies into every tribe and lordship of his own dominions, as some understand it, or, as others, into all the neighbouring nations and kingdoms that were in alliance with him; and, when they denied that they knew any thing of him, he would not believe them unless they swore it, and, as should seem, promised likewise upon oath that, if ever they found him among them, they would discover him and deliver him up. 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 45After a short time the sky was covered with dark clouds. Obadiah therefore could with a good conscience enjoy the place, and therefore would not decline it, nor give it up, though he foresaw he could not do the good he desired to do in it. 17When he saw Elijah, he asked, Is it youthe biggest troublemaker in Israel?, 18Elijah answered, I have not made trouble in Israel. 2. Elijah might have looked for rain seventy times seven times, and not have seen it, if he had not thus begun his work at the right end. a. As for why the worship of Baal and Asherah specifically was such a problem for Israel, there are several reasons we can cite: first, the worship of Baal and Asherah held the allure of illicit sex, since the religion involved ritual prostitution. Second, Baal was a false god and men were not to worship him. There are those who trouble Israel by their wickedness, whom the conservators of the public peace are concerned to enquire after. Those that were firm for God doubted not but it would end to his honour; those that were indifferent were willing to be determined; and Ahab and the prophets of Baal durst not oppose for fear of the people, and hoped that either they could obtain fire from heaven (though they never had yet), and the rather because, as some think, they worshipped the sun in Baal, or that Elijah could not, because not at the temple, where God was wont thus to manifest his glory. His prayer was not long, for he used no vain repetitions, nor thought he should be heard for his much speaking; but it was very grave and composed, and showed his mind to be calm and sedate, and far from the heats and disorders that Baal's prophets were in, 1 Kings 18:36; 1 Kings 18:37. This he calls (1 Kings 18:21; 1 Kings 18:21) halting between two opinions, or thoughts. (Mark 6:20). He himself retired to pray (for though God had promised rain, he must ask it, Zechariah 10:1), and to give thanks for God's answer by fire, now hoping for an answer by water. And the people answered him not a word. See 2 Kings 2:16. He maketh fire come down from heaven in the sight of men and so deceiveth them,Revelation 13:13; Revelation 13:14. Let but Obadiah know that he spoke seriously and really intended it, and he will make no scruple to carry the message to Ahab. English Revised Version 25 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. God expressly forbade his worshippers to cut themselves, Deuteronomy 14:1. How unlike was this to that with which his servant Obadiah saluted him (1 Kings 18:7; 1 Kings 18:7): Art thou that my lord Elijah? That man that is true to his God will be faithful to his prince. It is said that Baal was the son of a god called el. THE PROPHETS OF BAAL,THE PROPHETS OF ASHERAH,AND THE LATTER RAIN. Transfers the title of honour he gave him to Ahab: "Call him thy lord, not me;" that is a fitter title for a prince than for a prophet, who seeks not honour from men. That wanting to get rich inevitably causes such destruction? (1.) First, the Lord was the true God and men were to worship Him. 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. Probably on that mountain they had an eminent high place, where formerly the pure worship of God had been kept up as well as it could be any where but at Jerusalem. He that can give fire can give rain; see Matthew 9:2; Matthew 9:6. When they called on their god, nothing happened. (2.) We find that the beast which deceived the world does it. Note, Though the answer of our fervent and believing supplications may not come quickly, yet we must continue instant in prayer, and not faint nor desist; for at the end it shall speak and not lie. Baals 450 prophets worked themselves into a frenzy, cutting themselves, dancing, and chanting to their god. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Should the explanation in Genesis on how God created plants before the sun affect the understanding of creation? 29 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. As one having authority immediately from the King of kings, he ordered a convention of the states to be forthwith summoned to meet at Mount Carmel, where there had been an altar built to God, 1 Kings 18:30; 1 Kings 18:30. Report Ahab issued out writs accordingly, for the convening of this great assembly (1 Kings 18:20; 1 Kings 18:20), either because he feared Elijah and durst not oppose him (Saul stood in awe of Samuel more than of God), or because he hoped Elijah would bless the land, and speak the word that they might have rain, and upon those terms they would be all at his beck. When Jezebel was killing the Lords prophets, I hid a hundred of them, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 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 by fire, let him be God. This will, by no means, justify those who ridicule the worshippers of God in Christ because the worship is not performed just in their way. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. The steps taken towards redressing the grievance, by Elijah's appearing again upon the stage, to act as a Tishbite, a converter or reformer of Israel, for so (some think) that title of his signifies. Being an idolater, she was a persecutor, and made Ahab one. Let it go on therefore to a trial. I see nothing, he said. II. 41Then Elijah said to Ahab, Now, go, eat, and drink, because a heavy rain is coming. 42So King Ahab went to eat and drink. Obadiah feared God greatly; Ahab had sold himself to work wickedness; and both discovered their character by the manner of their address to the prophet. In a truly horrific passage, Jeremiah writes that our worship of idols consumes not only our flocks and herds but also our sons and daughters (Jer. And he said, Do it the third time. Article Images Copyright , The Real Reason Israel Worshiped Baal (It Wasn't Just a Pretty Statue), Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert. Little wonder, then, that when King Ahab chose to marry a woman from Baal territory, the farmers in Israel built a house for this new god and welcomed him to the neighborhood (see 1 Kings 16:31). This was the way they worshiped, Douay-Rheims Bible So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood. Some, we hope, had their hearts thus turned back, but the generality of them were convinced only, not converted, yielded to the truth of God, that he is the God, but consented not to his covenant, that he should be theirs. Jeremiah 2:11. He sent his prophet Elijah to tell Israel to stop limping between two different opinions (1 Kings 18:21 ESV). Their heart is divided (Hosea 10:2), whereas God will have all or none. If I go tell King Ahab you are here, and he comes and doesnt find you, he will kill me! Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. The execution he did upon the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:40. IV. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. God will provide himself fire. Behold the bullock and the wood; but where is the fire?Genesis 22:7; Genesis 22:8. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. He addressed himself to God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, acting faith on God's ancient covenant, and reminding people too (for prayer may prevail) of their relation both to God and to the patriarchs. The Lord is God!. (1.) I would have healed Israel, but they would not be healed. Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army. Each would take a bull and place it on their own altar. The God who answered by fire, igniting the sacrifice on the altar, was the true God. He is there in the presence of Ahab, the 450 prophets of Baal, 400 prophets of the groves and a company of people from all Israel. Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or . What occasion for addition to that which is perfect? 1621), of rich men sent to hell for their failure to let go of their wealth for the sake of their neighbor (see Luke 16:1931), and of eternal judgment declared on the basis of ones willingness to share with those in need (Matt. 8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. And they limped [they hobbled] around the altar that they had made." I don't think those two uses of the word limp or hobble are an accident. Then he dug a ditch around the altar that was big enough to hold about thirteen quarts of seed. Tyrants and persecutors, in their passion, are often unreasonably outrageous, even towards their friends and confidants. He fitted up an altar. He that had protected so many prophets, he hoped, should not have his own life hazarded by so great a prophet. Obadiah begs to be excused from carrying this message to Ahab, for it might prove as much as his life was worth. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. The God therefore that has power to pardon sin, and to signify it by consuming the sin-offering, must needs be the God that can relieve us against the calamity. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. Like madmen they cut themselves in pieces with knives and lancets (1 Kings 18:28; 1 Kings 18:28) for vexation that they were not . No one answered; no one paid attention" (v. 29 ESV).. The long drought was over, and it was demonstrated that the prayers of Elijah both withheld the rain and then subsequently brought the rain. [2.] " By afternoon, worshippers of Baal were cutting themselves up and ripping off their clothes, writhing in unspeakable suicidal frustration.When he called on them to shout and wake up . Yahweh would have none of it. The Baalites are forced to give up their cause, and now it is Elijah's turn to produce his. Idols had always threatened to steal the love, trust, and service God deserves and demands.By equating greed with idolatry, Paul provocatively told the church they didnt have to go into a rival temple to worship another god. Once we remember that the Jews saw idolatry as the ultimate sin that put one outside the community of faith, we can hear the full force of Pauls words. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. The prophets of Baal, as criminals, are seized, condemned, and executed, according to law, 1 Kings 18:40; 1 Kings 18:40. (Obadiah was a true follower of the LORD. Copyright 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Then let them put the meat on the wood, but they are not to set fire to it. V. Elijah hereupon hastened Ahab home, and attended him himself. Then Ahab went to meet Elijah. We may well imagine what a terror the fire struck on guilty Ahab and all the worshippers of Baal, and how they fled from it as far and as fast as they could, saying, Lest it consume us also, alluding to Numbers 16:34. New Century Version (NCV). Share Wasnt killing too severe a punishment for the prophets of Baal? Psalms 24:6, Thy face, O Jacob!Hosea 12:4. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Note, 1. He sent fire from heaven. Excerpted from "Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give," by Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt and Brian Fikkert. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. It is a very bad thing to halt between God and Baal. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. And nothing can't answer you when you call out to it! But when we worship the idol of money, when our lives are oriented primarily toward earning, getting, and keeping, we become deformed, reflecting not the image of Yahweh, Lord of heaven and earth, but money, the god of me and mine. i. [People] who want to get rich, Paul declares, fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. (1 Tim. Carmel had neither tabernacle nor temple; it was a great way distant from the ark of the testimony and the place God had chosen; this was not the altar that sanctified the gift; yet never was any sacrifice more acceptable to God than this. [3.] They cut themselves and cried out to Baal for hours, but 1 Kings 18:26 says, "There was no voice; no one answered." Their god was a non-entity, a nothing. How did the prophets tithe and to whom? Their greedy hearts created other gods out of every coin in their coffers. 38 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. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. The priests of Baal would pray to their god, and Elijah would pray to his God. As for those who fall as victims to the fire of God's wrath, no water can shelter them from it, any more than briers or thorns, Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 27:5. Leviticus 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. Roumie said he was drawn to both "The Chosen" and "Jesus Revolution" because of their scripts and characters, which "spoke to his heart.". In Pauls opinion, love of money wounds the worshiper, woos them away from the faith, and wells up in all sorts of other evils. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Is it really you, master?, 8Yes, Elijah answered. The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD , saying, Stand in the gate of the LORD 's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD , all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD . The prince of the power of the air, if God has permitted him, could have caused fire to come down from heaven on this occasion, and gladly would have done it for the support of his Baal. Nothing creates more trouble to a land than the impiety and profaneness of princes and their families. 3King Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the kings palace. Otherwise, the rain will stop him.. Ahab got in his chariot and started back to Jezreel. How importunate and noisy the prophets of Baal were in their applications to him. That Elijah could have made such a run is assured in the Arab runners could easily cover one hundred miles in two days. (Patterson and Austel), 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. This happened seven times. Those fear God greatly that keep up the fear of him in bad times and places; thus Obadiah did. Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab: This was an obviously supernaturally empowered 14-mile cross-country run. He takes it for granted that Elijah would again withdraw (1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 18:12): The Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee (as it is likely he had done sometimes, when Ahab thought he had been sure of him) whither I know not. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word | . He stood by them, and patiently heard them for so many hours praying to an idol, yet with secret indignation and disdain; and at noon, when the sun was at the hottest, and they too expecting fire (then if ever), he upbraided them with their folly; and notwithstanding the gravity of his office, and the seriousness of the work he had before him, bantered them: "Cry aloud, for he is a god, a goodly god that cannot be made to hear without all this clamour. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. [2.] God and Elijah were honoured, 1 Kings 18:21-39. Vote Up By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. Why did Elijah kill the prophets of Baal? 33 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. Ahab is the Achan, the troubler, who follows Baalim, those accursed things. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. That word occurs again in verse 26b when the prophets of Baal are desperate trying to get their god to answer them: "'O Baal, answer us!' But there was no voice, and no one answered. What would be some verses from the Bible to save a marriage? The people, as the jury, gave in their verdict upon the trial, and they are all agreed in it; the case is so plain that they need not go from the bar to consider of their verdict or consult about it: They fell on their faces, and all, as one man, said, "Jehovah, he is the God, and not Baal; we are convinced and satisfied of it: Jehovah, he is the God" (1 Kings 18:39; 1 Kings 18:39), whence, one would think, they should have inferred, "If he be the God, he shall be our God, and we will serve him only," as Joshua 24:24. 1. 20So Ahab called all the Israelites and those prophets to Mount Carmel. He did not think it enough to fear God himself, but, having wealth and power wherewith to do it, he thought himself obliged to assist and countenance others that feared God; nor did he think his being kind to them would excuse him from being good himself, but he did both, he both feared God greatly himself and patronised those that feared him likewise. 2. It was strange that so wicked a man as Ahab would prefer him to it and continue him in it; certainly it was because he was a man of celebrated honesty, industry, and ingenuity, and one in whom he could repose a confidence, whose eyes he could trust as much as his own, as appears here, 1 Kings 18:5; 1 Kings 18:5. Idols could do neither good nor evil. Why did Herod like to listen to John the Baptist, who criticized Herods lifestyle? But God made them know the contrary, for the famine continued till Baal's prophets were sacrificed, and so great a scarcity of water there was that the king himself and Obadiah went in person throughout the land to seek for grass for the cattle, 1 Kings 18:5; 1 Kings 18:6. These Jezebel aimed to extirpate, and put many of them to death, which was as much a public calamity as a public iniquity, and threatened the utter ruin of religion's poor remains in Israel. [1.] And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. See how wonderfully God raises up friends for his ministers and people, for their shelter in difficult times, even where one would least expect them. If we can find one that has more right to us, or will be a better master to us, than God, we may take him at our peril. He repaired this altar with twelve stones, according to the number of the twelve tribes,1 Kings 18:31; 1 Kings 18:31. But humans cannot serve two kings. The Holy Bible, New Century Version. The sailors at this day call it Cape Carmel. He would have the king know before, that it might not be a surprise to him and that he might be sure it was the prophet's own act to present himself to him. Twelve barrels of water (probably sea-water, for the sea was near, and so much fresh water in this time of drought was too precious for him to be so prodigal of it), thrice four, he poured upon his sacrifice, to prevent the suspicion of any fire under (for, if there had been any, this would have put it out), and to make the expected miracle the more illustrious. Note, It has been the lot of the best and most useful men to be called and counted the troublers of the land, and to be run down as public grievances. A good answer provides new insight and perspective. 43Then Elijah said to his servant, Go and look toward the sea.. It should seem, he made this diligent search for him, not so much that he might punish him for what he had done in denouncing the judgment as that he might oblige him to undo it again, by recalling the sentence, because he had said it should be according to his word, having such an opinion of him as men foolishly conceive of witches (that, if they can but compel them to bless that which they have bewitched, it will be well again), or such as the king of Moab had of Balaam. 3. Trust ye not in lying words, saying . But it was utterly false concerning Elijah; so far was he from being an enemy to Israel's welfare that he as the stay of it, the chariots and horsemen of Israel. Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. Moses's altar and Solomon's were consecrated by the fire from heaven; but this was destroyed, because no more to be used. 27At noon Elijah began to make fun of them. 31 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: 32 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. Stop for a moment. Had he, by his spies, surprised Elijah, he would have triumphed over him; but, now that he was thus surprised by him, we may suppose he even trembled to look him in the face, hated him, and yet feared him, as Herod did John. It was great condescension in God that he would suffer so plain a case to be disputed, and would permit Baal to be a competitor with him; but thus God would have every mouth to be stopped and all flesh to become silent before him. Those few that escaped the sword were forced to abscond, and hide themselves in caves, where they were buried alive and cut off, though not from life, yet from usefulness, which is the end and comfort of life; and, when the prophets were persecuted and driven into corners, no doubt their friends, those few good people that were in the land, were treated in like manner. Baal promised the rains, so God sent a drought at the word of his prophet (see 1 Kings 17:1). His parables tell of farmers destroyed in the midst of their prosperity because they hoarded wealth and failed to be rich toward God (see vv. "I love Jesus and it is the honor of my life to get to portray him," he said. 4. Practicing the King's Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give. Then Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley, where he killed them. Obadiah saluted him with great respect, fell on his face, and humbly asked, Art thou that my lord Elijah?1 Kings 18:7; 1 Kings 18:7. 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