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1 Kings 18 · Grade 4

Fire from Heaven

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In the third year of drought, God sent Elijah to Ahab. Obadiah ran Ahab's house. He feared the Lord and had hidden a hundred prophets from Jezebel. Ahab called Elijah the troubler of Israel. Elijah answered that Ahab was the troubler, because he had forsaken God's commandments and followed the Baals.

On Mount Carmel, Elijah asked the people how long they would waver between two opinions. Four hundred fifty prophets of Baal called on Baal all day. There was no voice and no answer. Elijah repaired the Lord's broken altar with twelve stones, one for each tribe. He dug a trench. He had the offering soaked with water three times.

At the evening offering, Elijah prayed. He asked that the people would know the Lord is God. He asked God to turn their hearts back. The fire of the Lord fell. It burned the offering, wood, stones, dust, and water. The people fell on their faces and cried that the Lord is God. The false prophets were judged according to the Law. Elijah prayed on the mountaintop, and after his servant looked seven times, a small cloud rose and a great rain came.

Show What You Know

  1. Whom did Ahab call the troubler of Israel?

  2. How many prophets of Baal were there?

  3. What did the twelve stones stand for?

  4. What did Elijah ask God to do to the people's hearts?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

ElijahCarmelwaterGodBaal
  1. In the third year of drought, God sent to Ahab.
  2. On Mount , Elijah asked the people how long they would waver between two opinions.
  3. Four hundred fifty prophets of called on Baal all day.
  4. He had the offering soaked with three times.
  5. He asked that the people would know the Lord is .

Think About It

  1. Elijah asked the people how long they would waver. Where might you be tempted to waver between God and something else?

  2. Elijah kept praying for rain until it came. What are you praying for with patience?

Memory Verse

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “Yahweh, he is God! Yahweh, he is God!”

1 Kings 18:39 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for showing You are God. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who hid God's prophets in caves?
  • How many times did Elijah's servant look for a cloud?

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