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10 hours ago · 1 Kings 18:38 – “Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.” In the famous contest on Mount Carmel, Elijah’s prayer brought down fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice, proving the power of Yahweh over the false god Baal.
10 hours ago · he rebuked kings on their account, saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!” Psalm 135:8-12 He it was who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and of beast; who in your midst, O Egypt, sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants; who struck down many nations
10 hours ago · First Reading (Read 2 Kings 4:42-44) Elisha, the disciple of and successor to the prophet, Elijah, lived in the 9 th century B.C. It was Elijah who called down fire from heaven on Mt. Carmel as he urged the people of Israel to forsake their wanton idolatry and return to their God.
10 hours ago · The Word is truly rich with descriptions of the Living God, and this effort of searching in the Word was quite illuminating. He truly is the ultimate subject of the Word, and His revelation of self-descriptions, or the accolades offered Him by His priests, prophets, kings apostles and faithful truly is a blessing.
10 hours ago · But that Spirit was not sending people OUT, He was not making them all Prophets, Priests and Kings! Moses was to sigh it: "Oh, that all God's people were prophets!" and Jeremiah was looking forward to the time that no-one was to teach his brother, saying: "know the Lord" but that they all would know, and have the law in the innermost heart.
10 hours ago · Kings were used to deciding which religion was the true one and watching their subjects fall into line. So that didn’t go down well. What’s more, there was a good argument to be made that banning sports on Sunday would drive people not to Protestant services but into the arms of–gasp, wheeze–Catholicism, which didn’t object to a bit of fun on a Sunday.
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10 hours ago · It is used throughout the Hebrew Bible in reference to a wide variety of individuals and objects; for example, kings, priests and prophets, the altar in the Temple, vessels, unleavened bread, and even a non-Jewish king (Cyrus the Great).
