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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 18:31

And Elijah took twelve stones [This number, too, was full of significance. Not only would it carry back their thoughts to the giving of the law ( Exodus 24:4 ; Exodus 28:21 ), and to their fathers' entrance into the promised land ( Joshua 4:3 , Joshua 4:9 ), but it would remind them of the essential unity of the people, notwithstanding the division of the kingdom. The act was thus a protest against the schism. We cannot hold with Keil, Wordsworth, al . that it was "a practical... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 18:30

1 Kings 18:30. Elijah said, Come near unto me Come away from these impudent deceivers to me, and expect from me the satisfaction of your desire. He repaired the altar of the Lord An altar which probably had remained from the time of the judges; at least, it had been built by some of their ancestors, for the offering of sacrifices to the God of Israel, which was frequently done in high places, of which, it is probable, Carmel was once one of the most eminent in the whole kingdom. This... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 18:31

1 Kings 18:31. Elijah took twelve stones This he did, with a view to renew the covenant between God and all the tribes, as Moses did, Exodus 24:4; to show, that he prayed and acted in the name and for the service of the God of all the patriarchs, and of all the tribes of Israel, and for their good: and to teach the people, that though the tribes were divided as to their civil government, they ought all to be united in the worship of the same God, and in the same religion. Israel shall be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:1-46

Elijah and the prophets of Baal (18:1-46)After three years unbroken drought, God told Elijah that the time had come to make Ahab and Israel decide clearly whether they would follow him or Baal (18:1-2). Ahab was concerned about the effect of the drought on Israel’s trade and defence (for he was in danger of losing his valuable transport animals), but he was not so concerned about the religious condition of the country. He still tried to serve both God and Baal. While his queen attacked God’s... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 18:30

repaired. Carmel had been a local altar for lay (individual) offerings, but had been broken down. Compare 1 Kings 19:10 . These lay altars had no horns. broken down: i.e. purposely. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 18:31

Jacob. Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint, read "Israel", in harmony with 1 Kings 18:36 . Israel. See note on Genesis 32:28 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:30

THE GOD OF ISRAEL ANSWERED ELIJAH'S PLEA WITH FIRE"And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me; and all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of Jehovah that was thrown down. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name. And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 18:30

1 Kings 18:30. He repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down— The altar, which the sacred author here calls the altar of the LORD, was certainly one of those which were built in the time of the judges and first kings of Israel, when, for want of a fixed place of worship, such structures were permitted. Both Tacitus and Suetonius speak of the God of Carmel, whom Vespasian went to consult when he was in Judea; but they tell us, that there was neither temple nor statue upon the mountain,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 18:17-40

The vindication of Yahweh 18:17-40Ahab had a problem of perception similar to Obadiah’s (1 Kings 18:17; cf. 1 Kings 18:7). The real source of Israel’s troubles was Ahab and Omri’s disregard of the Mosaic Covenant and their preference for idolatry (Deuteronomy 6:5)."This was a crime against the state worthy of death (like that of Achan, Joshua 6:18; Joshua 7:25; and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 14:24-29)." [Note: Wiseman, p. 168.] Probably hundreds, if not thousands of people, gathered since Elijah... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:1-46

Jehovah or Baal?1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2-5; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months. 3. The governor of his house] The same office as that alluded to in 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 16:9. Feared the Lord greatly] His name (’Servant of Jehovah’) was a true index of his character. 4. Cut off the prophets] Nothing is related of this beyond what is implied in 1 Kings 19:10. 12. The Spirit.. thee] cp. 2 Kings 2:16: the prophet’s movements being directed toward... read more