The Bible Story - O LORD, TAKE AWAY MY LIFE! - Basil Wolverton - September 1968

Basil Wolverton

Fire had descended from the sky above Mount Carmel to consume the sacrifice Elijah had prepared for God. Besides burning up the meat and wood, it burned up the stones of the altar, much of the ground under and around it and the water that lay in the ditch surrounding the altar. (I Kings 18:30-38.) The Penalty of Idolatry. Fear gripped the onlookers. They fell to the ground, shouting that God was the only God, and that they had sinned in having anything to do with idols. Some of them shouted resentfully at the priests of Baal. Noting the swiftly growing anger of the crowd against the priests, Elijah held up his hands for silence. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library