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1 Kings 18:1-46

The LORD, He Is God

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The LORD, He Is God

1 Kings 18:1-46

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This song belongs to the 1 Kings collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] In the third year The LORD sends Elijah to show himself to Ahab and promise rain. Obadiah, who fears the LORD, has hidden one hundred prophets from Jezebel. Elijah meets Obadiah, who fears carrying the message to Ahab. Ahab calls Elijah the troubler of Israel. [Pre-Chorus] The earth stood still beneath the weight of awe, And every creature waited on the law. [Chorus] The LORD, He Is God, let the heavens hear the sound, The proud were shaken, mercy held its ground. The faithful moved beneath the word that would not fail, And every turning age would tell the tale. [Verse 2] Two bullocks are prepared for a test of answering fire. Baal's prophets cry from morning until noon without response. Elijah mocks their god as busy, traveling, or asleep. Elijah repairs the LORD's broken altar with twelve stones. [Bridge] Water is poured over the offering three times until the trench fills. Elijah prays that Israel may know God has turned their hearts back. Fire consumes sacrifice, wood, stones, dust, and water. The people fall and confess that the LORD is God. [Final Chorus] The LORD, He Is God, let the heavens hear the sound, The proud were shaken, mercy held its ground. The faithful moved beneath the word that would not fail, And every turning age would guard the tale. [Outro] The thunder ceased, the answer still remained. Creation bowed where sovereign wisdom reigned.

Named in this songElijahAhabJezebel

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1 Kings 18: The answer by fire, and the return of rain

The return of rain is promised before Elijah appears before Ahab, so Carmel is not a device for forcing the drought to end. The chapter first shows the famine’s pressure through Ahab’s search for grass and Obadiah’s dangerous work of preserving the LORD’s prophets. When Ahab calls Elijah Israel’s troubler, Elijah turns the accusation back on the royal abandonment of the LORD. At Carmel, the people initially say nothing. Baal’s prophets cry, leap, and wound themselves for hours, but no voice answers. Elijah repairs a broken altar with twelve stones, drenches the offering, and prays briefly. Fire consumes not only the sacrifice but the wood, stones, dust, and water. The people finally speak: the LORD is God. Baal’s prophets are killed at Kishon. Only then does repeated watching toward the sea end with a hand-sized cloud, darkened skies, and great rain.

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