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1 Kings 18 · Grade 5

The Lord, He Is God

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After three years, God sent Elijah to show himself to Ahab. Obadiah, a God-fearing official, had protected a hundred prophets from Jezebel's persecution. When Ahab accused Elijah of troubling Israel, Elijah turned the charge around: Ahab had troubled Israel by forsaking the commandments and following the Baals.

On Carmel, Elijah confronted the people's divided loyalty. How long would they limp between two opinions? The contest was simple: the God who answers by fire, He is God. Baal's four hundred fifty prophets cried, danced, and cut themselves, but there was no voice. Elijah mocked their god as perhaps busy, traveling, or asleep. Then he rebuilt the Lord's altar with twelve stones, recalling God's covenant with all twelve tribes, and drenched it with water.

Elijah's prayer was short and focused on God's glory: that the people would know Yahweh is God and that He had turned their hearts back. Fire fell and consumed everything, even the water. The people confessed, Yahweh, He is God. The false prophets were judged according to the Law. Elijah prayed, and his servant looked seven times, until a cloud like a man's hand rose from the sea. In the New Testament, James says Elijah was a man like us who prayed earnestly, and the sky gave rain (James 5:17-18).

Show What You Know

  1. What charge did Elijah turn back on Ahab?

  2. What was the test on Carmel?

  3. What was Elijah's prayer focused on?

  4. What does James say in the New Testament about Elijah?

Crossword

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Across

  1. They leaped about the ____ which was made.
  2. ____ went up to the top of Carmel.

Down

  1. And gathered the prophets together to Mount ____.
  2. Then Yahweh’s ____ fell and consumed the burnt offering.
  3. And four hundred fifty of the prophets of ____.

Think About It

  1. James says Elijah was a person just like us. How does that encourage you to pray boldly?

  2. Elijah's prayer asked that people would know God. How can your prayers focus more on God's glory?

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.

  • What did the twelve stones remind the people of?
  • What does James 5 teach about prayer?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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