1 Jan 860 Jahr v. Chr. - Elijah and the False Prophets of Baal

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1 Kings 18:20-40 records Elijah’s defeat of 450 prophets of Baal. Behind the sensational display of God’s power against the impotence of Baal, lays deep theological development. Earlier in history, Israelites always understood that there is one God, who is more powerful than other gods.The contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal tells a different reality. Elijah’s satirical attacks against the silent Baal, despite the increasingly dramatic effort by the prophets, indicates the transition towards monotheism - there is only one God, YHWH.

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Coogan, Michael David, and Cynthia R. Chapman. A brief introduction to the Old Testament: the Hebrew Bible in its context. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016, 249-250

Domenica Fetti, The Sacrifice of Elijah Before the Priests of Baal, 1622, Oil on Panel, Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom, accessed October 24, 2020, https://www.rct.uk/collection/405466/the-sacrifice-of-elijah-before-the-priests-of-baal.

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