And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
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Gill's Exposition
Then the fire of the Lord fell,.... An extraordinary fire from God out of heaven, as the effects of it show:
and consumed the burnt sacrifice; as it had done in former instances, Lev 9:24, and…
Barnes' Notes
At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice - i. e., probably “the ninth hour,” or three o’clock. Thus there might still remain about five hours of light, during which the other events of the…
Adam Clarke
Lord God of Abraham - He thus addressed the Supreme Being, that they might know when the answer was given, that it was the same God whom the patriarchs and their fathers worshipped, and thus have…
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…
Cambridge Bible
And it came to pass… evening sacrifice R.V. oblation. This change follows on what was done in 1Ki 18:29. The LXX. omits this clause entirely. Elijah waited till the usual hour for the evening…
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