[Music] slapstick theater Elijah on Mount Carmel this is Elijah who Elijah was a prophet in Israel during the reign of King Ahab his job was to tell people what God wanted them to hear this is King Ahab whatever came from a line of Kings who did bad things but King Ahab was the worst of them all he led the Israelites to do evil things as well and they turned away from God and started worshiping a fake God called Baal God told Elijah to go speak with Ahab Elijah told Ahab to bring all of Israel and
the prophets of Baal to join him on Mount Carmel so Ahab did as Elijah asked then Elijah stood in front of them and said if the Lord is God follow him but if Baal is God then follow him but the people were completely silent Elijah called for two bulls and told the prophets of Baal that they could choose the one they wanted a sacrifice to bail they could put it on the altar but not set fire to it Elijah said I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood on the altar but
not set fire to it then call on the name of your God and I will call in the name of the Lord The God Who Answers by setting fire to the wood is the true God and all the people agreed yeah Elijah let the prophets of Baal go first all right you first they prepared the sacrifice and called on the name of Baal from morning till noon time shouting obail answer us but there was no reply of any kind hey Elijah began mocking them you'll have to shout louder perhaps he is away on a trip
or is asleep and needs to be wakened so they shouted louder and raved all afternoon until the evening but still there was no sound no reply no response everyone come here then Elijah called to the people they all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of God that had been torn down and dug a trench around the altar then he had some men pour water on the altar three times Elijah walked up to the Altar and prayed God proved today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant answer me so
these people will know that you are God and that you have brought them back to yourself immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the sacrifice the wood the stones and the dust it licked up all the water in the trench and when all the people saw it they fell face down on the ground and cried out the Lord he is God yes the Lord is God [Applause]
