Jehovah Is the Only True God (Audio Drama - Bible Reading) Three Important Questions Answered!
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1 Kings 16:29-33
29 Aʹhab the son of Omʹri became king over Israel in the 38th year of King Aʹsa of Judah, and Aʹhab the son of Omʹri reigned over Israel in Sa·marʹi·as for 22 years. 30 Aʹhab the son of Omʹri was worse in the eyes of Jehovah than all those who were prior to him.t 31 As if it were a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jer·o·boʹamu the son of Neʹbat, he also took as wife Jezʹe·belv the daughter of Eth·baʹal, the king of the Si·doʹni·ans,w and began to serve Baʹalx and to bow down to him. 32 Further, he set up an altar to Baʹal at the house* of Baʹaly that he built in Sa·marʹi·a. 33 Aʹhab also made the sacred pole.*z Aʹhab did more to offend Jehovah the God of Israel than all the kings of Israel prior to him.
1 Kings 17:1-7
1 Now E·liʹjaha the Tishʹbite, an inhabitant of Gilʹe·ad,b said to Aʹhab: “As surely as Jehovah the God of Israel whom I serve is living, during these years there will be no dew or rain except by my word!”c
2 The word of Jehovah came to him, saying: 3 “Leave here, and turn eastward and hide at the Valley of Cheʹrith,* east of the Jordan. 4 You should drink from the stream, and I will command the ravens to supply you food there.”d 5 He immediately went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and stayed by the Valley of Cheʹrith,* east of the Jordan. 6 And the ravens were bringing him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the stream.e 7 But after some days, the stream ran dry,f because there was no rain in the land.
1 Kings 18:17-46
17 As soon as Aʹhab saw E·liʹjah, he said to him: “Is this you, the one bringing great trouble* on Israel?” 18 To this he said: “I have not brought trouble on Israel, but you and the house of your father have, by abandoning the commandments of Jehovah and by following the Baʹals.i 19 And now summon all Israel to me at Mount Carʹmel,j as well as the 450 prophets of Baʹal and the 400 prophets of the sacred pole,k who are eating at the table of Jezʹe·bel.” 20 So Aʹhab sent word among all the people of Israel and collected the prophets together at Mount Carʹmel.
21 Then E·liʹjah approached all the people and said: “How long will you be limping between two different opinions?l If Jehovah is the true God, follow him;m but if Baʹal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word in answer to him. 22 E·liʹjah then said to the people: “I am the only prophet of Jehovah left,n while the prophets of Baʹal are 450 men. 23 Let them give us two young bulls, and let them choose one young bull and cut it into pieces and put it on the wood, but they should not put fire to it. I will prepare the other young bull, and I will place it on the wood, but I will not put fire to it. 24 Then you must call on the name of your god,o and I will call on the name of Jehovah. The God who answers by fire will show that he is the true God.”p To this all the people answered: “What you say is good.”
25 E·liʹjah now said to the prophets of Baʹal: “Choose one young bull and prepare it first, because you are the majority. Then call on the name of your god, but you must not put fire to it.” 26 So they took the young bull that was given to them, prepared it, and kept calling on the name of Baʹal from morning until noon, saying: “O Baʹal, answer us!” But there was no voice and no one answering.q They kept limping around the altar that they had made. 27 About noon E·liʹjah began to mock them and say: “Call out at the top of your voice! After all, he is a god!r Perhaps he is deep in thought or he has gone to relieve himself.* Or maybe he is asleep and someone needs to wake him up!” 28 They were calling out at the top of their voice and cutting themselves with daggers and lances, according to their custom, until their blood gushed out all over them. 29 Noon was past and they continued in a frenzy* until the time the evening grain offering is presented, but there was no voice and no one answering; no one was paying attention.s
30 At length E·liʹjah said to all the people: “Approach me.” So all the people approached him. Then he repaired the altar of Jehovah that had been torn down.t 31 E·liʹjah then took 12 stones, corresponding to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Jehovah’s word had come, saying: “Israel will be your name.”u 32 With the stones he built an altarv in the name of Jehovah. Then he made a trench all around the altar, an area large enough to sow with two seah measures* of seed. 33 After that he put the pieces of wood in order, cut the young bull into pieces, and placed it on the wood.w He now said: “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the pieces of wood.” 34 Then he said: “Do it again.” So they did it again. Once more he said: “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time. 35 And the water ran all around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.
36 About the time when the evening grain offering is presented,x E·liʹjah the prophet stepped forward and said: “O Jehovah, the God of Abraham,y Isaac,z and Israel, today let it be known that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and that it is by your word that I have done all these things.a 37 Answer me, O Jehovah! Answer me so that this people may know that you, Jehovah, are the true God and that you are turning their hearts back to you.”b
38 At that the fire of Jehovah fell from above and consumed the burnt offering,c the pieces of wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water from the trench.d 39 When all the people saw it, they immediately fell facedown and said: “Jehovah is the true God! Jehovah is the true God!” 40 Then E·liʹjah said to them: “Seize the prophets of Baʹal! Do not let a single one of them escape!” At once they seized them, and E·liʹjah brought them down to the stream* of Kiʹshone and slaughtered them there.f
41 E·liʹjah now said to Aʹhab: “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy downpour.”g 42 So Aʹhab went up to eat and drink, while E·liʹjah went up to the top of Carʹmel and crouched on the ground, keeping his face between his knees.h 43 Then he said to his attendant: “Go up, please, and look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said: “There is nothing at all.” Seven times E·liʹjah said, “Go back.” 44 The seventh time his attendant said: “Look! There is a small cloud like a man’s hand ascending out of the sea.” He now said: “Go, say to Aʹhab, ‘Hitch up the chariot! Go down so that the downpour may not detain you!’” 45 Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds, the wind blew, and a heavy downpour fell;i and Aʹhab kept riding and made his way to Jezʹre·el.j 46 But the hand of Jehovah came on E·liʹjah, and he wrapped his garment around* his hips and ran ahead of Aʹhab all the way to Jezʹre·el.
1 Kings 19:1-8
1 Then Aʹhaba told Jezʹe·belb all that E·liʹjah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.c 2 At that Jezʹe·bel sent a messenger to E·liʹjah, saying: “So may the gods do to me and add to it if by this time tomorrow I do not make you like each one* of them!” 3 At that he became afraid, so he got up and ran for his life.d He came to Beʹer-sheʹba,e which belongs to Judah,f and he left his attendant there. 4 He went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree, and he asked that he might die. He said: “It is enough! Now, O Jehovah, take my life* away,g for I am no better than my forefathers.”
5 Then he lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree. But suddenly an angel touched himh and said to him: “Get up and eat.”i 6 When he looked, there at his head was a round loaf on heated stones and a jug of water. He ate and drank and lay down again. 7 Later the angel of Jehovah came back a second time and touched him and said: “Get up and eat, for the journey will be too much for you.” 8 So he got up and ate and drank, and in the strength of that nourishment he went on for 40 days and 40 nights until he reached Horʹeb, the mountain of the true God.j
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