Verse 36
36. At the time of… evening sacrifice See note on 1 Kings 18:29. We may render, at the offering of the sacrifice, that is, when all the preparations had been made, and all things were ready for the offering of the sacrifice. The preparations of Elijah in building an altar, digging the trench, and preparing for the sacrifice need not have occupied a great deal of time, for 1 Kings 18:30; 1 Kings 18:33-34, show that he had the people around him at command, and multitudes were doubtless ready to render him any assistance he desired.
God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel Thus he turns the heart of the children to the fathers. Malachi 4:6. Contrast the simplicity of his prayer with the frantic cries and orgies of the prophets of Baal.
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