Where is the story about the man who had priets from a different religion build up a big fire pit and he (I can't remember his name for the life of me) would build one also and he told these priests from another religion to pray to their gods for it to catch on fire and they prayed and prayed and nothing happened. Then this guy had water pored all over his fire pit and then prayed to God to start the fire and it did. (only serious answers please) I need to show this to a friend and I can't remember where it is. I know it's old testament.. can you tell exactly where. Thanks!
2007-06-24 15:50:49 · 17 answers · asked by Christina M L 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Old Testament 1 Kings, 18: 20-40
2007-06-24 15:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by Sυ$ιє 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 Kings 18:20-40 Elijah's Mount Carmel Victory
2007-06-24 23:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by arthur g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Kings 18 -
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
There had been an ongoing famine in Samaria (3 years, by this point), a land which had gone corrupt. Around this time, Jezebel ordered all the prophets of God to be executed and many of them went into hiding, Elijiah being the most prominent of them all.
Back to the famine - so this guy is sent out to look for water and all of a sudden, Elijiah comes out and tells him to tell his master...
PERTINENT INFORMATION
...that the people of his land were very bad indeed and challenged their god, Baal, to a showdown of sorts with THE God.
So 450 prophets of Baal prepare a bull for sacrifice without fire, which is to be lit by the respective god. They wait all day, and nothing happens.
It's lonely Elijiah's turn, and what does he do? He orders people to douse his whole sacrifice in water three times, prays, and "then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench" (1 Kings 18:38).
Hope that helped, cause I had much fun looking this up. Great story.
2007-06-24 23:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by Daisy C 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ahab had the children of Israel And Elijah was the prophet fo God. 1 Kings 18:20-40
2007-06-24 23:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by fsh3i1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man's name is Elijah. The story can be found in 1 Kings 18: 25-41.
God Bless.
2007-06-24 23:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Kings 18
2007-06-24 22:55:39 · answer #6 · answered by Craig R 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Elijah...is "the guy"
Read all about him & God in The Old Testament: 1 Kings 18
2007-06-24 23:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by faith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A well known story of Elijah on Mt. Carmel- 1 Kings 18.
2007-06-24 22:56:56 · answer #8 · answered by Lizzi 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1 Kings 18:21-39
2007-06-24 22:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by Bill Mac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this story is found on 1 king 18
the story of elijah and the priests of baal(false God) on mount carmel. The name you can't remember is King Ahab. And the man who prayed to God is Elijah. Hope this answers your question.
2007-06-24 23:03:59 · answer #10 · answered by archer_cb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋