Contest on Mount Carmel
188A is for Alphabet, Artist, and Ahab
8 Apr 2024
26:18¶ 68
“Meanwhile back here, going into chapter 18, Elijah says, “We’re going to Mount Carmel and we’re going to have a contest there.” Now a…”
26:49¶ 69
“Furthermore, I’m the only one of the prophets of the Lord left,” as far as he knew at that point, “but you have 450…”
27:20¶ 70
“And then, just to make the thing interesting, he says, “And let’s douse the sacrifices with water.” Actually, no, he does that for himself.…”
121Elijah's Job
6 Jun 2022
2:01¶ 8
“It’s set on Mount Carmel, which is Baal’s backyard. It’s Phoenician territory. It’s up high, so the clouds are nearby. Baal is the thunder…”
2:26¶ 9
“After lots of yelling, “Oh Baal, hear us Baal, hear us, oh Baal Baal Baal, hear us, oh Baal, oh Baal” for three hours…”
2:56¶ 10
“It seems like win-win-win. Everybody is jumping on the bandwagon. Elijah is able to execute the prophets of Baal without any interference – in…”
119When Nature Fails
23 May 2022
2:41¶ 10
“God has sent Elijah back to confront Ahab, and the strategy is a contest, a war of the gods. Elijah dictates the terms. He…”
6:07¶ 23
“Here’s the test – which god is able to send fire from heaven? It’s Baal’s specialty and we’re on a mountaintop near the clouds.…”
7:20¶ 27
“Apparently, that was all they said all day. Maybe they threw in, “Baal hear us, hear us, Baal, oh hear us Baal, Baal, Baal,”…”
83Baal and Astarte
13 Sep 2021
25:10¶ 93
“Elijah says, “Okay, we’re all going to get together at Mt. Carmel,” which is Phoenician territory, Canaanite territory. It’s a mountain, so it’s up…”
26:16¶ 95
“From probably about 9 in the morning till noon they jump around and shout and call out, “Oh Baal, hear us! Oh Baal, hear…”
26:41¶ 97
“It’s like this, and they do it. They do it for a very long time. Then Elijah starts mocking them. “He’s a god. Surely…”