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1. Ahab and Jezebel were the rulers of the time, in the mid-9th century BC. During Ahab's reign as king, his wife Jezebel was "killing off the Lord's prophets," according to I Kings 18:4. According to 1 Kings 16:29, Over which kingdom did Ahab and Jezebel rule?
2. While Jezebel was hunting down the Lord's prophets, Elijah remained an elusive and highly wanted fugitive. They were in the midst of a great drought, but 1 Kings 18:1 has the Lord speaking to Elijah, "Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land." On his way, Elijah presented himself to one of Ahab's servants, a devout believer who had secretly provided safe harbor for one hundred of the Lord's prophets. Who was this faithful servant, also considered a minor prophet?
3. Ahab and Jezebel, as well as much of the population, had fallen into idol worship and traditional pagan gods, and Elijah was sent to rebuke this practice. The title Baal sometimes refers to a specific Canaanite deity, and other times to idols or powerful gods in general. In I Kings 18:18-19 (New International Version), Elijah calls for Ahab to summon 450 prophets of Baal, and another 400 prophets of which specific goddess?
4. Elijah summoned the prophets of Baal to the top of Mount Carmel, to face them all by his lonesome self. Which important modern Israeli port city is built upon the slopes of Mount Carmel?
5. Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to build an altar to their god, and he would build the same for the Lord. In I Kings 18:23-24, he challenged them to take the sacrifice, and "put it on the wood and not set fire to it. Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The one who answers by fire - he is God." What animal did the two opposing parties prepare as their sacrifice?
6. The prophets of Baal called on their god to ignite the sacrificial altar, but were getting no response. At noon, 1 Kings 18:27 states, Elijah began to taunt them with a humorous display of attitude. "Shout louder! Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is in deep thought, or busy, or traveling!" What is the next thing Elijah suggested Baal might be doing, causing him to ignore the pleas from his prophets?
7. Elijah had enough of the fruitless prayers of the prophets of Baal during their showdown. After sitting on the sidelines and taunting their efforts, it was finally time for him to prove which god was boss, Baal, or the Lord. He built his altar with twelve stones, and dug a trench around it. Of what does 1 Kings 18:31 state the twelve stones were symbolic?
8. In his showdown with the prophets of Baal, Elijah soaked the wood and the sacrifice, and even filled the trench, all with which of the following liquids, which would seem to put one side at a clear disadvantage when trying to ignite their altar?
9. This was it, the chance for Elijah to display his faith and the power of his God, defeating the prophets of Baal with one quick prayer. In 1 Kings 18:37, Elijah prays, "Answer me, Lord, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again." Then the "fire of the Lord fell," burned up and consumed the sacrifice and the wood, as well as other things. Which of the following was NOT listed as consumed by the fire of the Lord?
10. When the people saw the miracle of what had happened to Elijah's sacrifice, after only one simple prayer by the lone prophet opposing hundreds of prophets of Baal, what does 1 Kings 18:39 state the people proclaimed?
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