1 Kings 18:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. ”

1 Kings 18:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I, even I, only remain - He means, “I only remain in the exercise of the office of a prophet.” The others (Compare 1 Kings 18:4 ) had been forced to fly and hide themselves in dens and caves of...
1 Kings 18:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elijah's Meeting with Ahab and his Contest with the Priests of Baal. The history of Ahab's reign must have been something like the following: On his marriage with Jezebel he must have allowed the w...
1 Kings 18:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the People. Some codices read "all the people".
1 Kings 18:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. I only, remain a prophet of the Lord - That is, I am the only p...
1 Kings 18:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord— From these words one can hardly imagine, that all those hundred whom Obadiah preserved, 1 Kings 18:13 were men actually inspired, and invested with...
1 Kings 18:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Kings 18:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah or Baal? 1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2-5 ; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months.
1 Kings 18:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL 1 Kings 18:20-40 "O for a sculptor's hand, That thou might'st take thy stand, Thy wild hair floating in the eastern breeze!" - KEBLE IT never occurred to Ahab to refuse...
1 Kings 18:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the God That Answereth not 1 Kings 18:16-29 “The God that answereth by fire, let Him be God.” We are thrilled as we read these words. Our altars stand unkindled, our sacrifices are unconsumed,...
1 Kings 18:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have perhaps one of the most familiar stories of the Old Testament. There are, however, certain points of interest especially to be noted. The first is Ahab's connection with Obadi...
1 Kings 18:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(22) Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. (23) Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them cho...
1 Kings 18:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only remain a prophet of the Lord ,.... At least as he thought, all the rest being slain, as he supposed; however there were none present but himself: b...
1 Kings 18:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, [even] I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets [are] four hundred and fifty men. Ver. 22. I, even I, only remain. ] So Paphnutius in the Ni...
1 Kings 18:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I only remain a prophet of the Lord Namely, here present, publicly to own and plead the cause of God. As for the other prophets of the Lord, mentioned 1 Kings 18:13 , we can hardly imagine that th...
1 Kings 18:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ELIJAH'S RETURN TO FACE AHAB (vs.1-20) The famine lasted three and a half years ( James 5:17 ), the same length of time the Great Tribulation will last. But the rain would not be sent until Elij...
1 Kings 18:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Elijah's Trial of the False Prophets; the Destruction of Baal's Prophets. B. C. 906. 2...
1 Kings 18:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I only remain, to wit, here present, publicly to own and plead the cause of God; for he opposeth himself only to Baal's four hundred and fifty prophets, because they only were present; the prophets...
1 Kings 18:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Contest On Mount Carmel: YHWH Versus Baal ( 1 Kings 18:21-40 ). In this vivid description of the contest on Mount Carmel Ahab is deliberately not mentioned. This was because it was not a conte...
1 Kings 18:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 18:19 . Prophets of Baal, &c.—Soothsayers and oracle príests. Groves —Asherah. Baal and Astarte were the male and female divinities. Jezebel was th...
1 Kings 18:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 I. The lesson of Elijah's history is the blessing and the glory of a constant will. It was this which made Elijah so great; it is this only which can make us great, for this is at th...
1 Kings 18:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 18:1 . After many days. About the end of the third year, leaving six months more for the crops to be sown and ripened, which harmonizes the new testament with the old. Luke 4:25 ; James...
1 Kings 18:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel. The priests of Baal Mendelssohn has wrought the harmonies and discords of this scene into a grand oratorio, and the painter or...
1 Kings 18:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ELIJAH 'S RETURN AND THE ORDEAL OF MOUNT CARMEL .—The preceding chapter having been exclusively occupied with the fortunes of Elijah during his enforced absence of three...
1 Kings 18:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Slays the Prophets of Baal
1 Kings 18:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:19 ; 1 Kings 18:20 ; 1 Kings 19:10 ; 1 Kings 19:14 ; 1 Kings 20:13 ; 1 Kings 20:32 ; 1 Kings 20:35 ; 1 Kings 20:38 ; 1 Kings 22:6-8 ; 2 Peter 2:1-3 ; 2 Timothy 4:3 ; 2 Timothy...
1 Kings 18:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Elijah at Mount Carmel 1 Kings 18:1-39 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are three things which we wish to consider: 1. Judgment and justice. The opening verse of chapter 18 says, "And it came to pa...
1 Kings 18:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I only — Here present, to own the cause of God. As far the other prophets of the Lord, many of them were slain, others banished, or hid in caves.

1 Kings 18:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 18:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 18:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 18:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 18:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 18:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 18:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Kings 18:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes