So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
Study Helps
Interpretation
One may guess how people stand affected to God, by observing how they stand affected to his people and ministers. It has been the lot of the best and most useful men, like Elijah, to be called and counted the troublers of the land.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Kings 18:17-20.
Glossary
- Ahab Person
- Father’s brother. (1. ) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q. v. ), who exercised a very evil influence over him.
- Mount Carmel Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Mount Carmel.