The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957

_D_e_c __ em_ b_e_r _1_9_57____________ 1_B_J_i: OHID lliDEPENDE~ B~ST__________~ Page Seven \\rall\ d fr , a11d r etrtl'll cl to t l1 P el1t11·c l1 JJ1·a, .. r 111 ti11n· Th , ·1r1 - · ' t-> · ( 88t, e ll e rg' ti ])J'a)re1· of t l1 ()S(' j \18- t if i d b li , ,e1'. ol)tai 11 t><l J>r1 r' s f1· d 111. Th Bil)le affo1·cl: ll.. 111<lll)' ill 11 s- t1·atio11. to tlJ text of ,J a111 . 1 !3 :1(1. 1 rl1ap a qt1iclc r vi ,,r t so1110 of tl1 g1· at 1)1·ay 1-. i11 t l1 r l~iblP ,,rol1ld h elJ) ll., to,,Ta rd a 111 1·e 1hor– Ol1gl1 111111-.ta11cli11g £ th r J)aH- ao·e. I11 I l i11g.1 1 :36-:37 Elijal1 I 1·ay d a11d tl1 f i1~ of ocl f 11 . Ile had 111 t hab. 11a 1) ,,,a. a 11 - gry £01· Elijah a11d a i c t1 1 11i111 of tro11 bli11g· I 1·ae 1. Elijah i11f 1·111rcl hab that it "''a hi 0,,,11 Ri11 a11 l the . i11 of I ra l ,,Thi 11 l1a l b1·ol1 ht the ,,rrat h of od 1111011 l1 i , l{i11g·– don1. Th 11 Elijah halle11g cl t11 e fou1~ hl111d1-.ed a11d fifty l)r oph t. of Baal to all fire do,, 1 11 f1~0111 h a, 1 11 at mo1111t arn1el. 01"di11g to the toI')" the evil prophet. of Baal p1·ayed f1·om 11101"11i11 o' l111 t il 110011 . othi11g l1appe11 d . Th ir gocl ~ 1 ould 11ot an ,ve1·. Elijah n10 le cl them a11d . aid ry aloud for lie i. a god; eit he1~ l1e i tallcing· or h i pur t1ing or he i i11 a jou1·11ey or p eradve11tl1r he leep eth a11d mu. t be awalced' ( I Ki11g 1 :27 ) . o they pray d lot1d but 11othi11g happe11ed. Then th y beat a11d la l1ed then1 elve until the blood came forth fro1n tl1eir b1 ..ok 11 . l<i11 . othi11g happen ed . Eveni11g vlor 011. Finally they gave up r11. ]1ecl on the altar a11d brolce it do\\ 1 11. What clid Elijah do 1 H rebuilt the alta1· p l1t twelve t.011 i11 it- 011 for each tribe of I rael ptl t the wood 011 the alta1~ pt1t the bt1l– lo k on the wood. Did 11 the11 pray ? No ! II alled for water until they had d1'e11 ched t l1 ~rood l)ullocl{ a11d gTound. Th 1 he dt1g· a clit ·h and fi ll d it ,;vith ,vat r . 'rhi 1nade it a m11 h g·reater t t t ha11 t he prOJ)h t of Baal l1ad pt1t to t l1eir god. Tow Elijal1 wa r· ady to pray. IIi prayer i · 1·e ord d in t\VO ver. . of 1 1·ipt111~e ( I Ki11g. l :36-:37 ) . T11 fi1-. t a 11 cl lo11g·est portio11 i.· 011 pra i. to (Jo l · t he seco1 d vet\ co11ta i11 : 11 i · rec~ tl e ·i. What bappe11 e<l 1 J)icl t he ff ctt1al fe1·,·r1nt- ear11eRt, or e11e1·g i i l pra. - Pl-. of the rig·l1teo11s 1na11 I~l ijal1, ov 1·to1t1 the r esi. ta11 ·r a11cl ol)– tai11 th obj eet fcJr \vl1i('l1 l1e de– siree,l? 'rl1e a llS\\' e r iH Oll t'. ).r H ! 'r h p f i r l Of (;}()a f 1l. 1 t. 110 t O11] Jr (•011:-,u111 cl il1P sae rific t}1 ,,,ocJcl ' th ,vat '.) r , but ,tl so th _. : t<)11es. 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