1 God told Elijah, “Go see King Ahab. I will send rain.” ☔️ 2 Elijah went. The land had no food and no rain. 3 King Ahab called his helper Obadiah. Obadiah loved God very much. 4 Queen Jezebel hurt God’s men. Obadiah hid 100 men of God in two caves. He gave them bread and water. ️ 5 Ahab said, “We will look for grass and water for the horses and mules, so they live.” 6 They split the land. Ahab went one way. Obadiah went the other way. 7 On the road, Obadiah saw Elijah. He bowed and said, “Is it you, Elijah?” ♂️ 8 Elijah said, “Yes. Go tell your king Ahab, Elijah is here.” ️ 9 Obadiah said, “Why send me? Ahab may kill me.” 10 Obadiah said, “Ahab looked for you in every land. He made people say you were not there.” 11 Obadiah said, “Now you say, Tell Ahab you are here.” ️ 12 Obadiah said, “God’s Holy Spirit may take you away. Then Ahab will not find you and will kill me. I have loved God since I was a boy.” ️ 13 Obadiah said, “You heard I hid 100 men of God in caves and fed them when Jezebel hurt them.” ️ 14 Obadiah said, “Now you say, Tell Ahab. He will kill me.” 15 Elijah said, “As the living God sees me, I will see Ahab today.” ✋ 16 Obadiah told Ahab. Ahab went to meet Elijah. ♂️ 17 Ahab saw Elijah and said, “You make trouble for Israel!” 18 Elijah said, “I did not make trouble. You did, when you left God and went to Baal.” ✋ 19 Elijah said, “Call all the people to the big hill Carmel. Bring 450 men of Baal and 400 of Asherah who eat with Jezebel.” ⛰️ 20 Ahab called all the people and the Baal men to the big hill. ⛰️ 21 Elijah said, “All of you, stop jumping back and forth. If God is God, follow Him. If Baal is god, follow him.” The people said nothing. ♀️♂️ 22 Elijah said, “I am one man of God. Baal has 450 men.” 1️⃣ vs 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 23 Elijah said, “Give us two bulls. You pick one and put it on wood, but no fire. I will do the same with the other bull.” 24 Elijah said, “You call your god. I call on God. The one who sends fire is God.” The people said, “Good.” 25 Elijah said to the Baal men, “Pick your bull and go first. But do not light it.” 26 They called, “Baal, answer!” from morning to noon. No sound. They danced around their rock table. ❌ 27 At noon Elijah said, “Shout louder! Maybe he is thinking, busy, on a trip, or asleep!” 28 They shouted more and cut themselves with sharp things. Blood came out. ❌ 29 They kept crying until evening. No sound. No answer. No one listened. ❌ 30 Elijah said, “Come close.” The people came. He fixed God’s rock table that was broken. ️ 31 He took 12 stones, for the 12 big families of Jacob, whom God named Israel. 1️⃣2️⃣ 32 He built a rock table for God. He dug a big hole around it. ️ 33 He put the wood right. He cut the bull and put it on. He said, “Fill 4 jars with water and pour it on.” 34 He said, “Do it again.” They did. He said, “Do it a third time.” They did. 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 35 Water ran all around and filled the big hole. Everything was wet. 36 At evening, Elijah prayed, “God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, show today You are God. I am Your helper. I did this because You said so.” 37 Elijah said, “Please answer me, God, so the people know You are God and You turn their hearts back.” 38 God sent fire. It burned the bull, the wood, the stones, the dust, and even the water. 39 All the people fell down and said, “The LORD is God! The LORD is God!” ♂️♀️ 40 Elijah said, “Grab the Baal men. Do not let any run.” They took them to the river Kishon, and they were killed there. ️️ 41 Elijah said to Ahab, “Go eat and drink. I hear rain coming.” ☔️ 42 Ahab ate and drank. Elijah went up the big hill. He went down on his knees and put his face to his knees to pray. ⛰️ 43 Elijah told his helper, “Look to the sea.” He looked and said, “Nothing.” Elijah said, “Go again, seven times.” 7️⃣ 44 The 7th time he said, “A small cloud like a hand is coming up.” Elijah said, “Tell Ahab, get your cart and go, so the rain does not stop you.” ☁️➡️ 45 Soon the sky got black. Wind blew. Big rain came. Ahab rode to Jezreel. ️️ 46 God helped Elijah. He tied up his clothes and ran fast ahead of Ahab to Jezreel. ♂️