Elijah gives precedence in everything to the Baal-priests, to remove any basis for complaint in case of failure. His objective is to make an impres…

And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of …

And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal
Who agreed to this proposal, though not expressed; or they signified it by t…

Many of the people wavered in their judgment and varied in their practice. Elijah called upon them to determine whether Jehovah or Baal was the sel…