1 Kings 18:24

“And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.”

"And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken." - 1 Kings 18:24
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What does 1 Kings 18:24 mean?

1 Kings 18:24 (KJV) "And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken." The passage from 1 Kings 18:24 takes place during a pivotal moment in…

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The God Who Answers by Fire: A Test of Faith

In 1 Kings 18:24, we witness a powerful showdown between the prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. This momentous event is not merely a clash of wills but a divine drama that compels us to consider our faith and whom we truly serve. The verse reads: "And call…

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A Prayer for Divine Revelation and Spiritual Courage

Heavenly Father, In this moment of humble prayer, we turn our hearts toward You, the Almighty God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who has dominion over all. As we stand upon the firm foundation of Your Word, we remember the powerful verse from 1 Kings 18:24…

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1 Kings 18:24 - "And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken."
1 Kings 19:1-18
1 Chronicles 24:18 - "The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah."
1 Kings 20:24 - "And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:"
2 Kings 18:24 - "How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?"
1 Kings 4:18 - "Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:"
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
1 Kings 3:24 - "And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king."
2 Kings 1:18 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 1:18 - "And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:"
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
2 Kings 24:18 - "Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah."
1 Kings 10:18 - "¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold."
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
1 Kings 18:2 - "And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
Matthew 1:18-24 The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream
1 Kings 18:35 - "And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water."
1 Kings 18:11 - "And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here."
1 Kings 18:18 - "And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim."
1 Kings 1:24 - "And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?"
1 Kings 10:24 - "¶ And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart."
"Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:" - 1 Kings 4:18
"And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land," - 1 Kings 9:18
1 Kings 18:16 - "So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah."
1 Kings 6:18 - "And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen."
1 Kings 21:24 - "Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat."
1 Kings 18:8 - "And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here."
1 Kings 4:24 - "For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him."