1 Kings 18:25 meaning and explanation

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”

1 Kings 18:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Elijah is speaking to the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, after King Ahab has gathered all Israel and the prophets of Baal and Asherah at the prophet's command. The contest is Elijah's proposal: two bulls, two altars, no fire lit by human hands, and the God who answers by fire is God.

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