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I Kings
Chapter
18
1~~And
it came to pass after many days,
that
the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar} of Jehovah/God
came
to Elijah in the third year, saying,
"Go,
show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth."
2~~And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab.
And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
3-4~~And
Ahab called Obadiah
{NOT the Obadiah who wrote the book of the Bible},
who
was the governor of his house.
(Now
Obadiah feared Jehovah/God greatly:
For
it was so,
when
Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah/God,
that
Obadiah took an hundred prophets,
and
hid them by fifty in a cave,
and
fed them with bread and water.)
{but now Obadiah is in reversionism and living off
his past spiritual successes and is arrogant}.
5~~And
Ahab said unto Obadiah,
"Go
into the land, unto all fountains of water,
and
to all brooks:
perhaps
we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive,
that
we lose not all the beasts.
{both are in reversionism and are only WORKING to save the horses
as the people starve!}
6~~So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it.
Ahab
went one way by himself,
and
Obadiah went another way by himself.
7~~And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him.
And
he {Obadiah} knew him,
and
fell on his face, and said, "Aren't you my lord Elijah?"
8~~And he answered him, "I am.
Go, tell your lord . . . Behold, Elijah {I am back}."
9-10~~And he said, "What have I sinned?
That
you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab to die?
{in reversionism, Obadiah has his eyes on HIMSELF . . . that guy
will kill me! We have been looking for Elijah for 3 years and will
think I hid you!"}
As
Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead lives,
there
is no nation or kingdom,
where
my lord has not sent to seek you.
And
when they said, He is not there,
he
made them take an oath on that kingdom and nation,
that
they found you not."
11~~
And now you say,
"Go,
tell your lord, Behold, Elijah . . . is here."
12~~
And it shall come to pass,
as
soon as I am gone from you,
that
the spirit of Jehovah/God
shall
carry you where I know not,
and
so when I come and tell Ahab,
and
he cannot find you,
he
shall slay me.
But
I, your servant, fear Jehovah/God from my youth.
{in reversionism fears the worst - I have been saved since my
youth!}
13~~
Was it not told my lord what I did
when
Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah/God,
how
I hid an hundred men of Jehovah/God's prophets
by
fifty in a cave,
and
fed them with bread and water?
{thought Elijah should know HIM also - arrogance - what have I
done that you want me killed?}
14~~And
now you say,
"Go,
tell your lord, Behold, Elijah . . .here.
And
he shall slay me."
15~~And
Elijah said,
"As
Jehovah/God of the Armies
{another title of Jesus Christ}
keeps
on living . . . before Whom I stand,
I
will surely show myself to him today."
{I will NOT run and hide}
16~~So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him.
And Ahab went to meet Elijah.
17~~
And it came to pass,
when
Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him,
"Are
you he who troubles Israel?"
{it is really Ahab in apostasy, worship of Baal, reversionism,
that is troubling Israel}
18-19
~~ And he answered,
"I
have not troubled Israel.
But
you, and your father's house,
in
that you have forsaken the commandments of Jehovah/God,
and
you have followed Baalim {plural of Baal}.
Now,
therefore, send and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel,
and
the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty,
and
the prophets of the groves four hundred,
which
eat at Jezebel's table.
{she is Ahab's queen, very beautiful, wicked, and smart! . . . and
she supports them}
20~~So
Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel,
and
gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21~~
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said,
"How
long halt you between two opinions?
If Jehovah/God be 'Elohiym/Godhead, follow Him.
But if Baal, then follow him."
And the people answered him not a word.
22-24~~Then
said Elijah unto the people,
"I,
even I only, remain a prophet of Jehovah/God
{the only one here today at the mount}.
But Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
Let them, therefore, give us two bullocks.
And let them choose one bullock for themselves.
And cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under it.
And
I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood,
and
put no fire under.
And
call you on the name of your gods/'elohiym
{Apollo, the sun God and the God of Fire was part of Baal worship}.
And I will call on the name of Jehovah/God.
And
the 'Elohiym/Godhead that answers by fire,
let
him be 'Elohiym/Godhead."
And all the people answered and said, "It is well spoken."
25~~
And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal,
"Choose
you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first.
For you are many.
And call on the name of your gods/'elohiym, but put no fire under."
26~~
And they took the bullock which was given them,
and
they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal
from
morning even until noon, saying,
"O
Baal, hear us."
But there was no voice, nor any that answered.
And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
27~~And
it came to pass at noon,
that
Elijah mocked them, and said,
"Cry LOUDER!
For
he is 'elohiym/god; either he is talking,
or
he is pursuing a woman
{Phallic Cult lust},
or
he is away on a journey,
or
he is in a drunken sleep,
and
must be awaked."
28~~
And they {took him seriously!} cried aloud,
and
cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets,
till
the blood gushed out upon them.
29~~
And it came to pass, when midday was past,
and
they prophesied
until
the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice,
that
there was neither voice,
nor
any to answer,
nor
any that regarded.
{by this time even the people of Israel lost interest in their antics}
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 Jehovah/God that was broken down.
31~~
And Elijah took twelve stones,
according
to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob,
unto
whom the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came,
saying,
"Israel shall be your name."
32~~
And with the stones
he
built an altar in the name of Jehovah/God.
And
he made a trench about the altar,
as
great as would contain two measures of seed.
33~~
And he put the wood in order,
and
cut the bullock in pieces,
and
laid him on the wood, and said,
"Fill
four barrels with water
{remember the drought! this is their scarce drinking water!},
and
pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood."
34~~And he said, "Do it the second time."
And they did it the second time.
And he said, "Do it the third time."
And they did it the third time.
35~~And
the water ran round about the altar;
and
he filled the trench also with water.
36-37~~And
it came to pass
at
the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice,
that
Elijah the prophet came near, and said,
"Lord
'Elohiym/Godhead of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel,
Let
it be known this day that You are 'Elohiym/Godhead in Israel,
and
that I am Your servant,
and
that I have done all these things at Your word.
Hear
me, O Jehovah/God, hear me,
that
this people may know
that
You are Jehovah/God 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and
that You have turned their right lobes {heart} back again.
{that the people have repented from their National reversionism
and are saved from destruction}
38~~
Then the fire of Jehovah/God fell,
and
consumed the burnt sacrifice,
and
the wood, and the stones, and the dust,
and
licked up the water that was in the trench.
39~~
And when all the people saw it,
they
fell on their faces and they said,
"Jehovah/God,
He is the 'Elohiym/Godhead.
Jehovah/God, He is the 'Elohiym/Godhead."
40~~
And Elijah said unto them,
"Seize
{with force}
the
prophets of Baal!
Let not one of them escape."
And they took them.
And
Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon,
and
slit their throats there
{killed them like they sacrifice animals}.
41~~And
Elijah said unto Ahab,
"Get
up!
Eat
and drink.
{Ahab was good for nothing in reversionism
except for his fleshly pleasures so go do them!}
for
there is a sound of abundance of rain."
42~~ So Ahab went up to eat and to drink.
And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel.
And he crouched over and put his head between his knees.
43~~And
said to his young man
{probably the forsaken woman's son who after 3 years was like an
adopted son},
"Go up now, look toward the sea."
And he went up, and looked, and said, "There is nothing."
And he {Elijah} said, "Go again . . . seven times."
44~~And
it came to pass at the seventh time,
that
he {the young man} said,
"Behold,
there arises a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand."
And he {Elijah} said, "Go up.
Say
unto Ahab, "Prepare your chariot, and get you down,
that
the rain stop you not.
{won't get stuck in the mud}
45~~And
it came to pass in the mean while,
that
the heaven was black with clouds and wind,
and
there was a great rain.
And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46~~And the hand of Jehovah/God was on Elijah.
And
he girded up his loins,
and
ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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