1 Kings 18:25

“And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.”

"And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under." - 1 Kings 18:25
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What does 1 Kings 18:25 mean?

1 Kings 18:25 (KJV) states, "And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under." The context of this verse is crucial for understanding its significance…

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The Altar of Our Hearts: Choosing the Right Fire

In 1 Kings 18:25, we encounter a powerful moment in the prophetic ministry of Elijah: "And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under." This verse is…

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A Prayer for Boldness and Faithfulness in the Face of Opposition

Almighty God, We humbly come before You in prayer, reflecting on the powerful display of faith by Your servant, Elijah, as recorded in 1 Kings 18:25: "And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call…

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1 Kings 18:25 - "And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under."
Genesis 18:25
2 Kings 25:18 - "¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:"
Jeremiah 25:18 - "To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;"
1 Kings 19:1-18
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Jeremiah 25:25 - "And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,"
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,"
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 Chronicles 25:18 - "The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:"
1 Kings 3:25 - "And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."
1 Kings 14:25 - "¶ And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:"
1 Kings 10:18 - "¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold."
1 Kings 6:25 - "And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size."
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2 Kings 25:1 show King Nebuchadnezzar and the army and the Temple
1 Kings 2:25 - "And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died."
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
1 Kings 16:25 - "¶ But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
"And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes," - Jeremiah 25:25
1 Kings 18:2 - "And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
1 Kings 12:25 - "¶ Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel."
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."
"Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:" - 1 Kings 4:18