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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

1 Kings 18:35

And the water ran round about the altar, covering and soaking everything thoroughly; and he filled the trench also with water, as it ran down from the altar. Altogether, the measures adopted by Elijah would prevent any suspicion of fraud.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. ELIJAH ON CARMEL: THE ANSWERED PRAYER CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The command to see Ahab (1 Kings 18:1)_ 2. Elijah's response (1 Kings 18:2) 3. Ahab and Obadiah (1 Kings 18:3) 4. Elijah and Obadiah ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ELIJAH'S MEETING WITH AHAB AND HIS CONTEST WITH THE PRIESTS OF BAAL. The history of Ahab's reign must have been something like the following: On his marriage with Jezebel he must have allowed the wors...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _he filled the trench also_ The twelve barrels had not filled the trench, and so more water was added to make it quite full....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEST 18:21-40 The story of the contest on Carmel is one that has excited the imagination of believers through the centuries. The narrative is somewhat lengthy and may for...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JEHOVAH OR BAAL? 1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 18 GOD SENDS ELIJAH TO KING AHAB V1 After there had been no rain for three years, the *Lord spoke to Elijah. ‘Go and meet King Ahab. Then...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֵּלְכ֣וּ הַ מַּ֔יִם סָבִ֖יב לַ †...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL 1 Kings 18:20 "O for a sculptor's hand, That thou might'st take thy stand, Thy wild hair floating in the eastern breeze!" - KEBLE IT never occurred to Ahab to refuse the chal...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE GOD THAT ANSWERETH BY FIRE 1 Kings 18:30 Too many halt, or limp, between two opinions. The altar of consecration to Christ has been thrown down, 1 Kings 18:30. The worship of Baal, which stands f...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this chapter we have perhaps one of the most familiar stories of the Old Testament. There are, however, certain points of interest especially to be noted. The first is Ahab's connection with Obadia...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the water ran round about the altar; and he (m) filled the trench also with water. (m) By this he declared the excellent power of God, who contrary to nature could make the fire burn even in the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (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. (31) And Elijah took twelve stones, acco...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion, always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 AND 18. Elijah and Elisha, on the contrary (witnesses for God in the midst of a people that according to grace God still recognised as His own, but who had...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE WATER RAN ROUND ABOUT THE ALTAR,.... There being such a large effusion of it on it; AND HE FILLED THE TRENCH ALSO WITH WATER; which surrounded the altar, so that it seemed impracticable that...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    1 Kin. 18:33-35. Elijah's sacrifice, in the time wherein it was offered, was attended with the greatest obstacles to its being consumed by fire. God, who has more ends than one in what He does, probab...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 In the extremitie of famine Eliiah sent to Ahab, meeteth good Obadiah. 9 Obadiah bringeth Ahab to Eliiah. 17 Eliiah reprouing Ahab, by fire from heauen conuinceth Baals prophets. 41 Eliiah by pra...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ELIJAH'S RETURN TO FACE AHAB (vs.1-20) The famine lasted three and a half years (James 5:17), the same length of time the Great Tribulation will last. But the rain would not be sent until Elijah gave...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    RAN: _ Heb._ went...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    21-40 Many of the people wavered in their judgment, and varied in their practice. Elijah called upon them to determine whether Jehovah or Baal was the self-existent, supreme God, the Creator, Governo...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Kings 18:35 water H4325 ran H3212 (H8799) around H5439 altar H4196 filled H4390 (H8765) trench H8585 water...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONTEST ON MOUNT CARMEL: YHWH VERSUS BAAL (1 KINGS 18:21). In this vivid description of the contest on Mount Carmel Ahab is deliberately not mentioned. This was because it was not a contest betwee...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Elijah goes to meet Ahab and gives challenge. Contests with the priests of Baal. CHARACTERS: God, Elijah, Jezebel, Obadiah, Baal, priests. CONCLUSION: The man of faith need not be afraid to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Kings 18:1. _After many days._ About the end of the third year, leaving six months more for the crops to be sown and ripened, which harmonizes the new testament with the old. Luke 4:25; James 5:17....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel._ THE PRIESTS OF BAAL Mendelssohn has wrought the harmonies and discords of this scene into a grand oratorio, and the painter or poe...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 18:1 In ch. 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah has lived privately, first in the Transjordanian wilderness and then in Zarephath. Now he reappears in public. The drought will end, but not bef

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 18:35 THE WATER RAN AROUND THE ALTAR. The whole area is soaked with water so there is no possibility of natural combustion. If fire consumes this offering, it must be the Lord’...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 18:19. PROPHETS OF BAAL, &c.—Soothsayers and oracle príests. GROVES—Asherah. Baal and Astarte were the male and female divinities. Jezebel was the patroness o...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ELIJAH'S RETURN AND THE ORDEAL OF MOUNT CARMEL.—The preceding chapter having been exclusively occupied with the fortunes of Elijah during his enforced absence of three and a half years from...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So our introduction to Elijah. Now it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the eaRuth...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 18:32; 1 Kings 18:38...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    ELIJAH AT MOUNT CARMEL 1 Kings 18:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are three things which we wish to consider: 1. JUDGMENT AND JUSTICE. The opening verse of chapter 18 says, "And it came to pass after ma...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Where did Elijah get all the water if there had been a drought for three years? PROBLEM: Even the brook had dried up because the drought was so severe (1 Kings 17:7; cf. 18:2). Yet before Elijah pray...

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