Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
He said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. He said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time.
Verse Takeaways
1
Making the Miracle Undeniable
Elijah's command to drench the altar with water not once, but three times, was a demonstration of supreme confidence in God. This act was designed to make the sacrifice utterly impossible to light by natural means, ensuring that when the fire came, it could only be attributed to God's miraculous power, leaving no room for doubt.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Kings
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
19th Century
Baptist
There was the prayer. How different altogether from this repetition of words – this leaping – this cutting with knives. He states his wish; he plea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, do it the second time, and they did it the second time That is, poured f…
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…
