Elijah on Carmel

1. Prologue

   The seventh wonder

   Elijah on Carmel, told in 5 scenes — The Drought, The Prophets of Baal, Twelve Stones, The Fire of the Lord and A Little Cloud.

2. Scene I

   The Drought

   3 Kings (1 Kings) 17 · 1; 18 · 1–2

   Elias the Thesbite … said to Achab: As the Lord liveth the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.

3. Scene II

   The Prophets of Baal

   3 Kings (1 Kings) 18 · 26–28

   They called on the name of Baal from morning even till noon, saying: O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice.

4. Scene III

   Twelve Stones

   3 Kings (1 Kings) 18 · 31–35

   He built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water … And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering … Do the same also the third time.

5. Scene IV

   The Fire of the Lord

   3 Kings (1 Kings) 18 · 38

   Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the holocaust, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

6. Scene V

   A Little Cloud

   3 Kings (1 Kings) 18 · 44–45

   Behold, a little cloud arose out of the sea like a man's foot. … behold the heavens grew dark, with clouds, and wind, and there fell a great rain.

7. The verse

   And when all the people saw this, they fell on their faces, and they said: The Lord he is God, the Lord he is God.

   3 Kings (1 Kings) 18 · 39 Next wonder · VIIIThe Fiery Furnace

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