Why Does Elijah Challenge The Prophets Of The Baal Prophets

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Elijah tried to get the frogs out of the warn water. Elijah challenge the prophets of Baal to a duel. The rules were simple. They were to built an altar and call down the fire of their gods. Elijah would do the same. The Baal prophets cried out to their gods( not real). There was no response.

"We may be captured by sinful life patterns. It is a comfortable existence, even if it does bring inevitable destruction...The silence must have been unnerving. Elijah, always with a flair for the dramatic, slowly,methodically built an altar. And one last flourish soaked the whole altar with water... Elijah prayed a very undramatic, simple prayer... and the fire come down." (SAT)

"Elijah started making fun of them. Perhaps they are asleep! Or they've

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