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A Sign of Divine Authority
Commentators explain that this dramatic event was not about Elijah's personal safety but about demonstrating divine authority. The fire from heaven served to prove Elijah's mission and reveal God's wrath against a king who was openly rebelling against Him. The soldiers were seen as instruments of this rebellion, facing the consequences of opposing God's chosen prophet.
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 1:12
19th Century
Bishop
Said (spoke) to them. The Septuagint and Syriac versions read “to him,” which seems to be the original reading.
The…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 1:12
17th Century
Pastor
And Elijah answered and said to them
The same as he has to the first captain, and made the same request of fire fr…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 1:9–18
17th Century
Minister
Elijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty, daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and to reveal the wrat…