1 Kings 18:20-39

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1 Kings 18:20-39

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Reading the Text:

	NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
	The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
	The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
	The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.

Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:

	I.XVIII.4, III.VI.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
	XII.22, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
	From the Geneva Notes.
	From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
	From Wesley's Notes.
	"Elijah's Appeal to the Undecided: 1 Kings 18:21," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1857.
	From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).

Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:

"The Ineffectual Prayers of the Baal Priests (1 Kings 18:23-29)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.

"Faith With a Price," by Walter Brueggemann. In The Other Side online.

A God You Can Trust: Reflections on 1 Kings 18:20-39, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.

"Many Israelites detested Baal worship, not just because it was a challenge to the true worship of Yahweh, but also because it was a fertility religion. The people worshipped Baal by magic rituals, including human sexual acts, to give Baal power or to persuade him to act in some way."

Articles & Background:

"When the King Crosses the Line: Royal Deviance and Restitution in Levantine Ideologies," by K.C. Hanson, in Biblical Theology Bulletin 26 (1996).

"The Motif of the Sleeping Divinity," A. Mrozek, S. Votto. In Biblica 80 (1999). Abstract.

"The note shows that the biblical texts have their Mesopotamian parallel not in the texts where a deity wishes to sleep and cannot, but rather where he is sleeping and must be awakened."

"The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories," by Caetano Minette de Tillesse. From The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures vol 1, article 3 (1997).

"May the Rainfall be a Lesson (and the Story of Elijah)," introduced by Eliezer Schweid. From Jewish Heritage Online Magazine's Topic of the Month: Rain.

Articles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):

	Cohn, Robert L., "The Literary Logic of 1 Kings 17-19," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1982.
	Glover, Neil, "Elijah versus the Narrative of Elijah: The Contest between the Prophet and the Word," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006.

Smith, Carol, "Biblical Perspectives on Power," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001.

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With Children:

	"Elijah," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
	"Elijah," "Elijah (Part 2)," "Elijah (Part 3)," Linda Edwards, The Children's Chapel.
	"Elijah Defeats the Prophets of Baal," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.

Drama:

"My God's Bigger than Your God!" Marc Harrison, dramatix.

Graphics & Bulletin Materials:

	Clip Art: Elijah, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
	Prophet Loss, Reverend Fun Cartoon, gospelcom.net. Check for printing permissions at right-hand side of destination page.

Hymns and Music:

Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 1 Kings 18:38. The Cyber Hymnal.

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