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Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bull, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
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A Fair and Public Test
Commentators note the meticulous fairness of Elijah's proposal. By allowing the prophets of Baal to choose their own bullock and prepare it first, he eliminated any possible excuse or claim of trickery. The terms were simple and public: prepare the sacrifice, but add no fire. This set the stage for a clear, undeniable demonstration of divine power.
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19th Century
Baptist
And the Baalite priests could not refuse the challenge. For they worshipped the sun-god – the god of fire; and if he could not answer the sun-worsh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let them therefore give us two bullocks Who, being so many, were better able to be at the expense of them, and havin…
Presbyterian
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…
