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1 Kings traces the history of God's people from the heights of glory and prosperity enjoyed during the reign of Solomon, through the subsequent division into separate northern and southern kingdoms, and on to the dark days of Elijah's lone stand on Mount Carmel against the worshippers of the false God Baal and its aftermath. The example of Solomon and those who followed him stands as a stark...

It may be that many of the people came as mere spectators to see how the dramatic confrontation between the prophets of Baal and Elijah would unfold. There may very well have been considerable excitement and eagerness as they gathered. If indeed the people came to Mt Carmel with the notion that they were bystanders in the conflict, they were in for a shock. Elijah, dispensing with the pleasantries, confronted them with these words: ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God,
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