And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.With the stones he built an altar in Yahweh’s name. He made a trench around the altar large enough to contain two seahs of seed.And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
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… And according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, Israel shall be your name. Then with the stones, he built an altar in the name of the Lord. Who did he build the altar in the name of? I want you to understand what God's about to promote in your life, what he's about to make public. Make sure you're not building it for your name. Make sure you're building it for his name. The reason that God was going to do a miracle is because he built this altar in the name of the Lord. And he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two bundles of seeds. And he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, laid it on the wood and said, fill four pots with water and pour it in the burnt sacrifice on the wood. Now he's he's showing out. Because statistics will tell us like like if you have a dry piece of wood, it could probably catch on fire quicker. …
He took them back to their true identity in him. And with the stones, he built an altar in the name of the Lord. And he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seas of seed. He arranged the wood. He cut the bull. And he laid it on the wood. And then he said to them, fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood. And they did that. Do it again, he said. And they did it again. Do it a third time, he ordered, and they did it the third time. The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench. At the time of the sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and he prayed. Now, just to give you the scene here, the altar has been rebuilt and restored. The stones, remembering who we are, have been put in place. The wood is there. The bull is there. The trench is there, but it's all soaking wet. …
… saying, Israel shall be your name. Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seas of seed. And he put the wood in order. Notice that. He put the wood in order. Cut the bull in pieces. Laid it on the wood. Poured water pots of water on the burnt sacrifice and on the wood. He said, do it a second time. Do it a third time. Verse 35, the water ran all over and filled the trench with the water. And it came to pass at the time of the evening sacrifice. Elijah the prophet came near and called on the name of the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And he said these words, Let it be known this day that you are God in Israel. These are the words that got me in that I am your servant. I wonder if we have a strong enough. …