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Leon Morris · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Morris - Baal was associated with the sun and storms, Ashtaroth with sex and fertility. As nature gods, energized by demonic spirits, they were claimed to have "evolved" out of the primeval watery chaos. The worship of both was grossly licentious and extremely cruel. They were essentially equivalent to similar gods in other countries, all having originated at the first Babylon, under Nimrod, and then spread throughout the ancient world with the dispersion. G Campbell
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Morris - repaired the altar - In this time of deep apostasy, all of God's altars had been broken down--not by external enemies, but by His own people of Israel (1 Kings 19:10). Bob
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Morris - Note that this made twelve barrels of water (1 Kings 18:33) to be poured on the twelve stones (1 Kings 18:31), representing the twelve tribes of Israel. Donald Wiseman - “There can be no question of trickery, such as the use of naptha [a flammable liquid often used as a solvent] instead of water, or mirrors for ignition as suggested by some scholars. The opposition was observant and close.” 1 Kings 18:35 The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water. the trench: 1Ki 18:32,38 WATER SATURATED AND SURROUNDED THE ALTAR The water flowed around the altar and he also filled the trench with water - Obviously this would make the wood of the sacrifice virtually impossible to ignite by natural means. Therefore ignition of the wood would have to be by supernatural means! Vance Havner - THE COSTLY OFFERING And the water ran round about the altar.... 1 Kings 18:35. After three and a half years of drought with no rain on the just or unjust, water must have been the scarcest thing in Israel. Yet Elijah poured twelve barrels of it on the Carmel sacrifice. When we pray for fire from heaven, we must offer the most precious thing we have on the repaired and prepared altar. It was as though Elijah poured out freely that which was so scarce, expecting God to answer with abundance of rain. Give God the best, what is most rare and precious, like water in time of drought. Vance Havner - TWELVE BARRELS OF WATER And the water ran round about the altar.... 1 Kings 18:35. Elijah doused the altar with water so that if any fire kindled upon it, that fire must come from heaven. He did not warm up the altar with a little fire so that God would not have a hard time adding the flame from above! A drenched altar is a sorry sight, but it is only the drenched altar that God sets on fire. When we get to the place where it can't be done unless God does it, God will do it! We must build the altar and prepare the sacrifice but we cannot kindle the flame. "All is vain unless the Spirit of the Holy One comes down." 1 Kings 18:36 At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word. at the time: 1Ki 18:29 Ex 29:39-41 Ezr 9:4,5 Ps 141:2 Da 8:13 9:21 12:11 Ac 3:1 Ac 10:30 O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel 1Ki 18:21 Ge 26:24 31:53 32:9 46:3 Ex 3:6,15,16 1Ch 29:18 2Ch 20:6,7 Eph 1:17 3:14 let it: 1Ki 8:43 1Sa 17:46,47 2Ki 1:3,6 5:15 19:19 Ps 67:1,2 83:18 Eze 36:23 39:7 and that I have: 1Ki 22:28 Nu 16:28-30 Joh 11:42 ELIJAH CARRIES OUT THE EVENING SACRIFICE At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word - Elijah makes 3 requests of Yahweh. THOUGHT - Do not miss the important point that the ultimate goal of our prayers should be that God would be greatly glorified (cf let it be known that You are God in Israel). This is a good way to assess our (my) prayers -- will answers to these prayers bring God glory?