1 Kings 18:25-29

The Failure.

When the appeal of Elijah to the people had gained their applause, he had the prophets of Baal at his command. The test he had proposed was so fair that they could not reasonably object to it, and the voice of the people rendered it impossible for them to evade the trial. The prophet of the Lord accordingly pressed the matter home upon his adversaries in the words of the text. They were obliged to proceed to the trial which ended in their discomfiture.

I. THEIR PRAYER WAS EARNEST .

1 . They began early .

2 . They persisted .

II. BUT IT WAS MISDIRECTED .

1 . Their god was contemptible .

2 . Their worship, therefore, was ridiculous .

3 . Ridicule was righteously applied .