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| Elijah then built an altar made of twelve stones and he poured twelve jars of water on the altar, which represented the twelve tribes of Israel.2 He did not dance about the altar, cut himself, or cry out, but addressed God as “the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel” to remind the people of their relationship to God and to the patriarchs and matriarchs. God then answered Elijah and showed the people who the real God was and is. God sent down fire on the altar and it burned not only the sacrifice, but also the entire altar. The people, seeing this, said that the Lord is indeed God. The name Lord is a divine title. It means superiority and authority. When the people stated, “The Lord indeed is God”, they were saying, “The one who is superior and has authority—he is God!” The people realized how powerful God is, that he is the most powerful God and they praised God for it. God further showed his power by sending rain on the land and ending the drought (vv. 41-46) END NOTES: David Noel Freedman, Ed., Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000) p.134. 2 Simon J. DeVries, World Biblical Commentary: 1 Kings (Waco, TX: Word Books Publishing, 1985) p. 229. |
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