Lesson XXXIV. Elijah on Carmel and Horeb

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: 1 Kings 18—19 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Stories 4 and 5 in Part Fourth.)

1. For how long did no rain fall on the land of Ĭs̝´ra-el? For more than three years.

2. At what place did E̍̄-lī´jah call for all the people to meet him after three years? On Mount Cär´mel.

3. What did E̍̄-lī´jah tell them to build on Mount Cär´mel? Two altars.

4. For whom were these altars? One for God, and the other for the idol called Bā´al.

5. What came upon God's altar when E̍̄-lī´jah prayed? Fire from heaven.

6. What also came in answer to E̍̄-lī´jah's prayer? A great rain.

7. Who tried to kill E̍̄-lī´jah after this? Queen Jĕz´e-bĕl.

8. Where did E̍̄-lī´jah go to escape from Jĕz´e-bĕl? To Mount Hō´reb in the wilderness.

9. Who spoke to E̍̄-lī´jah there? The Lord God.

10. What did the Lord give to E̍̄-lī´jah? A great work to do.

11. Whom did E̍̄-lī´jah call to go with him and help him? E̍̄-lī´shȧ.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 24. Source

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