Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 18
Overview
Kg1 18:1, In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah; Kg1 18:9, Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah; Kg1 18:17, Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets; Kg1 18:41, Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel.
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after many days: Luk 4:25; Jam 5:17; Rev 11:2, Rev 11:6
in the third year: This form of expression, both in Hebrew and Latin, means "after the third year," i.e., some time between the third and fourth year. Kg1 17:1, Kg1 17:7, Kg1 17:15; Luk 4:25; Jam 5:17
Go: Kg1 18:2, 15-40
I will send rain: Lev 26:4; Deu 28:12; Psa 65:9-13; Isa 5:6; Jer 10:13, Jer 14:22; Joe 2:23; Amo 4:7
went to show: Psa 27:1, Psa 51:4; Pro 28:1; Isa 51:12; Heb 13:5, Heb 13:6
a sore: Lev 26:26; Deu 28:23, Deu 28:24; Kg2 6:25; Jer 14:2-6, Jer 14:18; Joe 1:15-20
Obadiah: Heb. Obadiahu
the governor of his house: Heb. over his house. Gen 24:2, Gen 24:10, Gen 39:4, Gen 39:5, Gen 39:9, Gen 41:40
feared the Lord: Kg1 18:12; Gen 22:12, Gen 42:18; Kg2 4:1; Neh 5:15, Neh 7:2; Pro 14:26; Mal 3:16; Mat 10:28; Act 10:2, Act 10:35
Jezebel: Heb. Izabel
cut off the prophets: Neh 9:26; Mat 21:35; Rev 17:4-6
in a cave: Heb 11:38
fed them: Kg1 18:13; Kg2 6:22, Kg2 6:23; Mat 10:40-42, Mat 25:35, Mat 25:40
bread and water: Kg1 13:8, Kg1 13:9, Kg1 13:16
grass: Psa 104:14; Jer 14:5, Jer 14:6; Joe 1:18, Joe 2:22; Hab 3:17; Rom 8:20-22
we lose not all the beasts: Heb. we cut not off ourselves from the beasts
Ahab went: Jer 14:3
was in the way: Kg1 11:29
he knew: Kg2 1:6-8; Mat 3:4, Mat 11:8
fell on: Gen 18:2, Gen 50:18; Sa1 20:41; Sa2 19:18; Isa 60:14
my lord Elijah: Gen 18:12, Gen 44:16, Gen 44:20, Gen 44:33; Num 12:11
thy lord: Kg1 18:3; Rom 13:7; Pe1 2:17, Pe1 2:18
What have I sinned: Kg1 18:12, Kg1 17:18; Exo 5:21
the Lord: Kg1 18:15, Kg1 1:29, Kg1 2:24, Kg1 17:1, Kg1 17:12; Sa1 29:6
whither my lord: Psa 10:2; Jer 26:20-23
they found thee not: Kg1 17:5, Kg1 17:9; Psa 12:7, Psa 12:8, Psa 31:20, Psa 91:1; Jer 36:26; Joh 8:59
Go: tell they lord, Kg1 18:8, Kg1 18:14
the Spirit of the Lord: Kg2 2:11, Kg2 2:16; Eze 3:12-14, Eze 8:3, Eze 11:24, Eze 37:1, Eze 40:1, Eze 40:2; Mat 4:1; Act 8:39; Co2 12:2, Co2 12:3
he shall slay me: Sa1 22:11-19; Dan 2:5-13; Mat 2:16; Act 12:19
from my youth: Sa1 2:18, Sa1 2:26, Sa1 3:19, Sa1 3:20; Ch2 34:3; Psa 71:17, Psa 71:18; Pro 8:13; Ecc 7:18; Isa 50:10; Luk 1:15; Ti2 3:15
what I did: Kg1 18:4; Gen 20:4, Gen 20:5; Psa 18:21-24; Act 20:34; Th1 2:9, Th1 2:10
I hid an hundred: Mat 10:41, Mat 10:42
fed them: Mat 25:35
and he shall slay me: Mat 10:28
As the Lord: Kg1 18:10; Heb 6:16, Heb 6:17
of hosts liveth: Gen 2:1; Deu 4:19; Job 25:3; Psa 24:8-10, Psa 103:21, Psa 148:2, Psa 148:3; Isa 6:3; Jer 8:2; Luk 2:13, Luk 2:14
before whom I: Kg1 17:1; Deu 1:38; Luk 1:19
I will surely: Isa 51:7, Isa 51:8
he that troubleth Israel: Kg1 21:20; Jos 7:25; Jer 26:8, Jer 26:9, Jer 38:4; Amo 7:10; Act 16:20, Act 17:6, Act 24:5
I have not: Eze 3:8; Mat 14:4; Act 24:13, Act 24:20
in that ye have: Kg1 9:9; Ch2 15:2; Pro 11:19, Pro 13:21; Isa 3:11; Jer 2:13, Jer 2:19; Rev 2:8, Rev 2:9
mount Carmel: Mount Carmel is situated north of Dora and south of Ptolemais or Acre, from which it is distant, according to Josephus, 120 stadia, or, according to Thevenot, 10 miles; one of its principal points advancing considerably into the Mediterranean, and forming an elevated promontory. It is described as a flattened cone, about 2,000 feet (some say 1,500) in height, very rocky, its sides steep and rugged, and the soil neither deep nor rich. Capt. Mangles says its is now quite barren, though at the north-eastern foot of it there are some pretty olive-grounds. Kg1 18:42, Kg1 18:43; Jos 19:26; Sa1 15:12; Kg2 2:25; Jer 46:18; Amo 1:2, Amo 9:3
the prophets of Baal: Kg1 22:6; Pe2 2:1; Rev 19:20
prophets of the groves: Kg1 15:13, Kg1 16:33; Kg2 13:6; Though ashairah certainly denotes in some place a grove, yet it is equally certain, that in others, as here, it must signify an idol; and it is thought by learned men to be the same as Ashtoreth, or Astarte the Syrian Venus.
eat at Jezebel's table: Kg1 19:1, Kg1 19:2; Kg2 9:22; Rev 2:20
gathered: Kg1 22:9
How long: Deu 4:35; Kg2 17:41; Zep 1:5; Mat 6:24; Luk 6:13; Rom 6:16-22; Co1 10:21, Co1 10:22; Co2 6:14-16; Rev 3:15, Rev 3:16
opinions: or, thoughts
if the Lord: Kg1 18:39; Exo 5:1, Exo 5:2; Jos 24:15, Jos 24:23, Jos 24:24; Sa1 7:3; Ch1 17:26; Ch2 33:13; Psa 100:3
answered: Gen 24:50, Gen 44:16; Job 40:4, Job 40:5; Mat 22:12, Mat 22:34, Mat 22:36; Rom 3:19, Rom 6:21
I only: Kg1 19:10, Kg1 19:14, Kg1 20:13, Kg1 20:32, Kg1 20:35, Kg1 20:38, Kg1 22:6-8; Rom 11:3
Baal's prophets: Kg1 18:19, Kg1 18:20; Mat 7:13-15; Ti2 4:3, Ti2 4:4; Pe2 2:1-3
answereth by fire: Kg1 18:38; Lev 9:24; Jdg 6:21; Ch1 21:26; Ch2 7:1, Ch2 7:3
and said: Sa2 14:19
It is well spoken: Heb. the word is good, Isa 39:8
from morning: Mat 6:7
hear: or, answer
no voice: Kg1 18:24; Psa 115:4-8, Psa 135:15-20; Isa 37:38, Isa 44:17, Isa 45:20; Jer 10:5; Dan 5:23; Hab 2:18; Co1 8:4, Co1 10:19, Co1 10:20, Co1 12:2
answered: or, heard
leaped upon the altar: or, leaped up and down at the altar, Zep 1:9
Elijah: Kg1 22:15; Ch2 25:8; Ecc 11:9; Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10, Isa 44:15-17; Eze 20:39; Amo 4:4, Amo 4:5; Mat 26:45; Mar 7:9, Mar 14:41
aloud: Heb. with a great voice
for he is a god: Isa 41:23
either: Such were the absurd and degrading notions which the heathens entertained of their gods. "Vishnoo sleeps four months in the year; and to each of the gods some particular business is assigned. Vayoo manages the winds; Vuroonu the waters, etc. According to a number of fables in the pooranus, the gods are often out on journeys or expeditions." Ward's Views of the Hindoos, vol. ii. p. 324.
he is talking: or, he meditateth
is pursuing: Heb. hath a pursuit
must be awaked: Psa 44:23, Psa 78:65, Psa 78:66, Psa 121:4; Isa 51:9; Mar 4:38, Mar 4:39
cut themselves: Lev 19:28; Deu 14:1; Mic 6:7; Mar 5:5, Mar 9:22
the blood gushed out upon them: Heb. they poured out blood upon them
prophesied: Kg1 22:10, Kg1 22:12; Sa1 18:10; Jer 28:6-9; Act 16:16, Act 16:17; Co1 11:4, Co1 11:5
offering: Heb. ascending, Kg1 18:36
voice: Kg1 18:26; Gal 4:8; Ti2 3:8, Ti2 3:9
that regarded: Heb. attention
he repaired: Kg1 19:10, Kg1 19:14; Ch2 33:16; Rom 11:3
the altar of the Lord: This altar of Jehovah was probably built in the time of the judges; and it was even known among the heathen by the name of the altar of Carmel. Both Tacitus and Suetonius mention an altar on mount Carmel, which Vespasian went to consult: there was no temple nor statue, but simply an altar, venerable for its antiquity.
twelve stones: Exo 24:4; Jos 4:3, Jos 4:4, Jos 4:20; Ezr 6:17; Jer 31:1; Eze 37:16-22, Eze 47:13; Eph 2:20, Eph 4:4-6; Rev 7:4-8, Rev 21:12
saying: Gen 32:28, Gen 33:20, Gen 35:10; Kg2 17:34; Isa 48:1
And with: Exo 20:24, Exo 20:25; Jdg 6:26, Jdg 21:4; Sa1 7:9, Sa1 7:17
in the name: Co1 10:31; Col 3:17
Fill four: Dan 3:19, Dan 3:25; Joh 11:39, Joh 11:40, Joh 19:33, Joh 19:34
pour it: Jdg 6:20
Do it the second: Co2 4:2, Co2 8:21
ran: Heb. went
the trench: Kg1 18:32, Kg1 18:38
at the time: Kg1 18:29; Exo 29:39-41; Ezr 9:4, Ezr 9:5; Psa 141:2; Dan 8:13, Dan 9:21, Dan 12:11; Act 3:1; Act 10:30
Lord God: Kg1 18:21; Gen 26:24, Gen 31:53, Gen 32:9, Gen 46:3; Exo 3:6, Exo 3:15, Exo 3:16; Ch1 29:18; Ch2 20:6, Ch2 20:7; Eph 1:17, Eph 3:14
let it: Kg1 8:43; Sa1 17:46, Sa1 17:47; Kg2 1:3, Kg2 1:6, Kg2 5:15, Kg2 19:19; Psa 67:1, Psa 67:2, Psa 83:18; Eze 36:23, Eze 39:7
and that I have: Kg1 22:28; Num 16:28-30; Joh 11:42
Hear me: Kg1 18:24, Kg1 18:29, Kg1 18:36; Gen 32:24, Gen 32:26, Gen 32:28; Ch2 14:11, Ch2 32:19, Ch2 32:20; Isa 37:17-20; Dan 9:17-19; Luk 11:8; Jam 5:16, Jam 5:17
thou hast turned: Jer 31:18, Jer 31:19; Eze 36:25-27; Mal 4:5, Mal 4:6; Luk 1:16, Luk 1:17
Then the: Gen 15:17; Lev 9:24; Jdg 6:21; Ch1 21:26; Ch2 7:1
fire: Kg1 18:24; Lev 10:2; Kg2 1:12; Job 1:16; Isa 31:9
they fell: Jdg 13:20; Ch1 21:16; Ch2 7:3
The Lord: Kg1 18:21, Kg1 18:24; Joh 5:35; Act 2:37, Act 4:16
Take: or, Apprehend, Kg2 10:25
Kishon: Jdg 5:21
slew them there: Deu 13:5, Deu 18:20; Jer 48:10; Zac 13:2, Zac 13:3; Rev 19:20, Rev 20:10
a sound: etc. or, a sound of a noise of rain, Kg1 18:1, Kg1 17:1
Elijah: Kg1 18:19; Mat 14:23; Luk 6:12; Act 10:9
he cast himself: Gen 24:52; Jos 7:6; Sa2 12:16; Dan 9:3; Mar 14:35; Jam 5:16-18
put his face: Kg1 19:13; Ezr 9:6; Psa 89:7; Isa 6:2, Isa 38:2; Dan 9:7
Go again: Gen 32:26; Hab 2:3; Luk 18:7; Eph 6:18; Heb 10:36, Heb 10:37
a little cloud: Kekaph ish, "like the hollow of a man's hand;" in the form of a hand bent, the concave side downmost. Mr. Bruce mentions a similar cloud in Abyssinia, as attending the inundation of the Nile. "Every morning, about nine, a small cloud, not above four feet broad, appears in the east, whirling violently round, as if upon an axis; but arrived near the zenith, it first abates its motion, then loses its form, and extends itself greatly, and seems to call up vapours from all opposite quarters. These clouds having attained nearly the same height, rush against each other with great violence, and put me always in mind of Elijah foretelling rain on Mount Carmel." Job 8:7; Zac 4:10
Prepare: Heb. Tie, or Bind, Sa1 6:7, Sa1 6:10; Mic 1:13
there was: Kg1 18:39, Kg1 18:40; Num 25:8; Sa2 21:14
Ahab: Kg1 21:1, Kg1 21:23; Jos 19:18; Sa2 2:9; Kg2 9:16
the hand: Kg2 3:15; Isa 8:11; Eze 1:3, Eze 3:14
he girded: Kg2 4:29, Kg2 9:1; Job 38:3; Jer 1:17; Eph 6:14; Pe1 1:13
ran before: Mat 22:21; Pe1 2:17
to the entrance of: Heb. till thou come to