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INTRODUCTION TO 1 Kings 18 In this chapter Elijah has an order
from the Lord to show himself to Ahab, who, going first, and
meeting with a servant of his, Obadiah, charges him to tell his
master where he was, that he might meet him, 1 Kings 18:1, and,
upon meeting him, desires that all Israel, and the prophets of
Baal, might be convened, which was accordingly done, 1 Kings
18:17, when he expostulated with the people of Israel for their
idolatry, mocked and confounded the prophets of Baal, and gave
the strongest proofs, to the conviction of the people, that
Jehovah is the true God, 1 Kings 18:21, on which all the
prophets of Baal were slain, 1 Kings 18:40, and rain in great
abundance was given at the prayer of the prophet, 1 Kings 18:41.
1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD
came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto
Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. And it came to pass
after many days,.... When two