The Lord, he is the God - The people thus declared the matter to be clearly and certainly decided. Baal was overthrown; he was proved to be …

They fell on their faces. —Exactly as in Leviticus 9:24, at the inauguration of the sacrifices of the new Tabernacle by t…

And thus he proved that he was the prophet of God, and that God was the God of Israel.

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces
In reverence of God, astonished at the miracle wrought, ash…

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…