Advent 12
Read 1 Kings 18:16-46.
After King David came Solomon as King over all of Israel. Then then kingdom split with Israel to the north and Judah to the south. And once these kings stopped listening to God, God sent prophets to call the people back to Him, one being Elijah.
Here, on Mount Carmel, Elijah stands against all the prophets of Baal to wake the people up to who the true God is. They shouldn't have needed this powerful reminder, though, since their ancestors were rescued out of Egypt through the Red Sea, sustained in the wilderness, and brought into...