Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,He put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.”And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.
3 sermons cite this verse
… 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. but elijah was so confident in the god that he served that he said i'm gonna dig a trench around this thing and i'm gonna do the opposite of what you're supposed to do right here pour water on it hold on what no no no we're trying to make it light on fire water puts out fire god said to me through this he said michael what people think is the disadvantage for them it's the very thing that's going to prove that I'm God. You're going to be in a disqualified situation, a situation where the water has already been poured on it. …
… 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. one time soak it all, two times soak it all, three times soak it all. Elijah's doubling down. He is totally putting everything out there. And now he prays. It's not the longest prayer in the world, but he appeals to the thing God loves the most. Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, Lord. Answer me. So these people will know that you, Lord, are God and that you are turning their hearts back again. …
… 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. won't with God that we could say that with assurance that when we pray for people, when we pray for miracles, when we pray for our families, that we say, let it be known this day that you are God in Gainesville or wherever you're watching this and that I am your servant. …