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He proved this when He sent rain after prophets were killed. Elijah wanted to
people had suffered for three years prove he was a true prophet of God. He
without rain. Indeed, Elijah wanted to proved this when God responded to his
disapprove of Baal and show that Baal prayers.
was dead and useless. Elijah proved
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this when Baal failed to respond to the Significance of the event to the Israelites
prayers of the Baal prophets. The event showed God’s greatness over

Baal. When God sent divine fire, which
Furthermore, he wanted to prove that consumed the sacrifice, all the Israelites
sin is punishable. The false prophets believed Yahweh was almighty. It
were ceased and punished by death
from the Kishon valley. The contest revealed God’s omnipotence over Baal.
was also an attempt to accuse Ahab His power, divine fire from heaven,
and his wife, Jezebel. They were the consumed the sacrifice. Furthermore,
troublemakers, so they were responsible the event helped the Israelites to know
for people’s suffering. More so, Elijah that God was always willing to answer
wanted to save the Israelites from God’s people’s prayers. Elijah prayed to God
destruction. After the contest, people and responded by sending divine fire,
turned to God and survived God’s wrath which consumed the sacrifice.
and destruction.
The event showed the omnipresence of
Additionally, Elijah wanted to reveal God. God responded at Mount Carmel,
Yahweh’s omnipotence. This was which Baal failed to do because his
demonstrated when God’s presence presence was not manifested there. The
manifested at Mount Carmel. Elijah event proved Elijah was a true prophet
wanted to promote monotheism among of God. When he prayed to God, he
the Israelites. Indeed, people turned
from Baal worship to the worshipping answered his prayers by sending divine
of only one and true God. fire, which consumed the sacrifice and
ended the drought. Also, it showed the

Elijah wanted to prove to the Israelites power of prayers. When Elijah prayed
that God is omnipotent: He is powerful to God, He responded by sending divine

than Baal. This was confirmed when fire, which consumed the sacrifice.
God sent Divine fire, which consumed
the sacrifices. Furthermore, Elijah Furthermore, the Israelites learnt
wanted to prove God’s holiness to the that God punishes sinners. The false
Israelites. He did so, and the Israelites prophets were killed because of being
sinful. The event proved to the Israelites
learned that God does not associate with that Yahweh was a true and living God.
ungodliness. For this reason, the Baal When Elijah prayed to Him, He proved

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