![]() ![]() ‘Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. And they danced around the altar they had made. But there was no response no one answered. “Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.’ So they took the bull given them and prepared it. “Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, ‘Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. (Read 1 Kings 18:25-29 with your students.) Then, they’re going to pray, and whichever god sends fire down from Heaven to burn up the bull, the Israelites will worship as the real god.ĭo you think the fake gods, Baal and Asherah, will send fire down from Heaven to burn up the bull, or will the real God send fire down from Heaven to burn up the bull? So Elijah and the prophets of the fake gods, Baal and Asherah, are going to each kill a bull and put it up on an altar on the mountain. “Then all the people said, ‘What you say is good.’” Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. ![]() Then Elijah said to them, ‘I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him but if Baal is God, follow him.’ “So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.’ Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. “’I have not made trouble for Israel,’ Elijah replied. “When King Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, ‘Is that you, you troubler of Israel?’ (Read 1 Kings 18:17-24 with your students.) All the grass had died, and they were going to have to start killing the animals because there wasn’t enough grass for the animals to eat or water for the animals to drink.Įlijah had been hiding from King Ahab because he was afraid that Ahab would kill him, but now, God told Elijah to go see King Ahab. Today, we’re going to learn about what God and Elijah did next.Īfter three years of not having any rain in the kingdom of Israel, King Ahab was getting desperate. God said that it would only rain again when King Ahab started to believe in Him and do the right things. Does anyone remember why God wasn’t going to let it rain anymore? (Because King Ahab was worshipping fake gods and not doing the right things that God wanted him to do.) Say, Last time, we learned about how the prophet Elijah told King Ahab that God wasn’t going to let it rain anymore. The other gods couldn’t even play because they’re not real.) Lesson Then, ask, What if God was in a thumb wrestling tournament with the other gods? Who do you think would win? (Explain that God would win because He’s the only God that’s real. ![]() The winners keep playing until one student wins the tournament. The winners of each match pair up with another winner. When you say, Go!, each pair of students thumb wrestle. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Thumb Wrestling Tournament Use this children’s Sunday School lesson about Elijah to teach kids who the real God is. ![]()
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