1 Kings 18:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: ”

1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jacob. Some codices, with one early printed edition, and Septuagint, read "Israel", in harmony with 1 Kings 18:36 . Israel. See note on Genesis 32:28 .
1 Kings 18:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: Took twelve stones - He did this to s...
1 Kings 18:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: No JFB commentary on these ve...
1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Twelve stones. — The emphatic notice of these, as emblematic of the twelve tribes, is significant. In spite of political division, and even religious separation, the tribes were still united in the...
1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the God That Answereth by Fire 1 Kings 18:30-40 Too many halt, or limp, between two opinions. The altar of consecration to Christ has been thrown down, 1 Kings 18:30 . The worship of Baal, whi...
1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(30) And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. (31) And Elijah took twelve stones, acc...
1 Kings 18:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob ,.... Which he might very easily come at from the mountain: unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, I...
1 Kings 18:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: Ver. 31. According to the number o...
1 Kings 18:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Elijah took twelve stones This he did, with a view to renew the covenant between God and all the tribes, as Moses did, Exodus 24:4 ; to show, that he prayed and acted in the name and for the servi...
1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - 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 18:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This he did, partly, to renew the covenant between God and all the tribes, as Moses did, Exodus 24:4 ; partly, to show that he prayed and acted in the name and for the service of the God of all th...
1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - 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 18:31 - 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 18:31 - 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 18:31 - 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 18:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Slays the Prophets of Baal
1 Kings 18:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 17:34 ; Ephesians 2:20 ; Ephesians 4:4-6 ; Exodus 24:4 ; Ezekiel 37:16-22 ; Ezekiel 47:13 ; Ezra 6:17 ; Genesis 32:28 ; Genesis 33:20 ; Genesis 35:10 ; Isaiah 48:1 ; Jeremiah 31:1...
1 Kings 18:31 - 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 18:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Twelve stones — This he did, to renew the covenant between God and all the tribes, as Moses did, Exodus 24:4 , to shew, that he prayed and acted in the name, and for the service of the God of all...

1 Kings 18:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 18:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 18:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 18:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 18:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 18:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 18:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 18:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:31 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Kings 18:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes