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At the offering hour Elijah prays that Israel know Yahweh is God and that hearts turn back.
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1 Kings 18:36-37

Elijah prays

Elijah at Mount Carmel · 1 Kings 18

Story guide: Elijah steps forward at the hour of the offering and prays aloud that Yahweh be known as God in Israel.

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36And it happened, at the offering up of the grain offering, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that by your word I have done all these things.”

37Answer me, O Yahweh, answer me, so that this people may know that you, O Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back.

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