Prophets & Exile
Old TestamentElijah
Fire on Carmel
A prophetic confrontation followed by an unexpectedly quiet aftermath.
Reading plan
How the story unfolds
- 1
Drought and a widow
Elijah is fed at Zarephath during famine.
- 2
Contest on Carmel
The prophets of Baal are challenged.
- 3
A still small voice
Elijah collapses and is met quietly at Horeb.
- 4
Taken up
Elisha receives the mantle.