The Fire on the Water
Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; after a 63-word prayer, the fire of the LORD falls on a water-soaked altar.
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Elijah the Prophet
The fiery Tishbite prophet whose name declares 'My God Is Yahweh' — who stood alone against 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, soaked the altar with twelve jars of water, and called down the fire of the LORD with a 63-word prayer.
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King Ahab
The apostate king of northern Israel who promoted Jezebel's Baal worship on Mount Carmel, jailed the true prophet Micaiah, and disguised his royal armor at Ramoth-gilead — only to be struck by an arrow drawn at random.
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The 450 Prophets of Baal
The 450 state-funded priests of Baal who ate at Jezebel's table and limped around their dry altar on Mount Carmel from morning till afternoon, cutting themselves with swords and lances until their blood gushed out — without a single spark from heaven.
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The People of Israel
The covenant nation delivered from Egypt — who drank from the smitten Rock at Rephidim, trembled before the fire of Sinai, reaped Canaan's first grain at Gilgal, and fell on their faces on Mount Carmel crying, 'The LORD, He is God!'
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The Canaanite storm-and-lightning idol promoted by Ahab and Jezebel — utterly humiliated on his home turf of Mount Carmel when 450 prophets screamed and bled for six hours and 'there was no voice; no one answered; no one paid attention.'
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The Sidonian queen of King Ahab who slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, funded 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah at her royal table, and swore to kill Elijah after his victory on Mount Carmel.
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