1 Kings 18:22

And call ye on the name of your gods,.... The Baalim, the many lords and gods they served:

and I will call on the name of the Lord; the one true Jehovah and God of Israel, whom I serve:

and the…

I, even I, only remain - He means, “I only remain in the exercise of the office of a prophet.” The others (Compare 1Ki 18:4) had been forced to fly and hide themselves in dens and caves of the earth;…

I only, remain a prophet of the Lord - That is, I am the only prophet of God present, and can have but the influence of an individual; while the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men! It…

Ahab and the people expected that Elijah would, in this solemn assembly, bless the land, and pray for rain; but he had other work to do first. The people must be brought to repent and reform, and then…

I, even I only, remain R.V. am left. As in 1Ki 19:10 for the same word. Elijah means that he is the only one who now stands forward in Jehovah's name. No doubt there were others of those saved by…