1Ki 18:30 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. Ver. 30. And he repaired the altar of the Lord. ] Defaced, likely, by idolaters, and haply by these Baalists now in their frantic fits, and to make work for Elijah, who had so taunted them, and would yet take them a link lower. read more
1Ki 18:31 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: Ver. 31. According to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob. ] To immind them that there ought to have been a common consent of the twelve tribes in the true service of God, and what a shame it was that it should be otherwise. read more
1Ki 18:32 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. Ver. 32. In the name of the Lord, ] i.e., By his special warrant, and for his honour and service. read more
1Ki 18:33 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. Ver. 33. Fill four barrels with water. ] Which was got out of the sea, likely, which was nigh to mount Carmel, Jer 4:18 in this wonderful drought, whereby the brooks were dried up. This was done that the miracle might be the more manifest, and beyond all exception. read more
1Ki 18:34 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. Ver. 34. Do it the third time. ] The twelve barrels might also point to the same thing as the twelve stones. 1Ki 18:31 read more
1Ki 18:35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. Ver. 35. And he filled the trench also with the water. ] To the end that all being licked up, the miracle might be the more manifest. read more
1Ki 18:36 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. Ver. 36. That thou art God in Israel. ] The Baalites’ prayers were not more tedious than Elijah’s was short, and yet more pithy than short; charging God with the care of his... read more
1Ki 18:37 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. Ver. 37. Hear me, O Lord, hear me. ] God is distinguished from all false gods by his hearing of prayers. This the prophet well knew, and therefore crieth, "Hear me, Lord, hear me": the people also acknowledge it, 1Ki 18:39 where seeing God’s answer by fire to the prophet’s prayer, they cry out, as fully convinced, "The Lord," and not Baal, "he is God;... read more
1Ki 18:38 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. Ver. 38. Then the fire of the Lord fell. ] In answer to the prophet’s prayer, and for the conversion of the people. Plutarch giving a reason why the Cretans pictured Jupiter without ears, saith, Non convenit ab eo audiri quenquam qui omnium sit dominus atque princeps: It is not fit that he should hear any one, who is himself... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 18:29
1Ki 18:29 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. Ver. 29. And they prophesied. ] Did all their mad pranks, and haply sang the praises of their idol god. Nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. ] Jupiter Cretensis was pictured without ears, as well he might, for he had no use of them. But our God scorneth that any should seek to him in... read more