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1 Kings 18:21-23
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 18:21-23
New Catholic Bible
21 Elijah approached all of the people and said, “How long will you be stuck between two points of view? If the Lord is God, then follow him, but if it is Baal, then follow him.” But the people did not say a single thing to him.[a]
22 Elijah then said to the people, “I am the only prophet of the Lord left, but there are four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal. 23 Now give us two oxen. They can choose which ox is theirs. Let them cut it up and lay it on the wood, but do not set it on fire. I will prepare the other ox and lay it on the wood, but I will not set it on fire.
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- 1 Kings 18:21 Elijah saw that the people had succumbed to Baal worship by following Ahab and the false prophets, but he also knew that he could not be silent and he urged them to make a choice for the true God. The story of the drought is really a story of the war between good and evil.
1 Kings 18:21-23
New International Version
1 Kings 18:21-23
New International Version
21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver(A) between two opinions? If the Lord(B) is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing.
22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left,(C) but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.(D) 23 Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it.
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