“Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
I'm not sure why but again the reference to 3 hit me. what is about this if anything that is significant? I did some google searches and didn't find anything conclusive. I did come across a paper on The Third Elijah that was an interesting review of this the first Elijah and John the 2nd Elijah and what the 3rd Elijah will look like when he comes.
http://www.bibleresearch.org/prophecybook2/b2w6.html
Interesting article. So I guess I don't have a take but it is interesting where a couple lines in the bible take you if you start digging into them. Maybe that's what God was doing for me the past couple days is just using these words to take me down another path to learn more about his word. I really don't know but I enjoy finding all the interrelationships scattered throughout the bible.
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My take here is the fact that Elijah displays how in concert with God he is. He puts forth this challenge knowing absolutely that God will show up. I pray for things, and say something like this. "God, if it is your will" In my mind, that's a little out, in case he doesn't respond then I can say it must not be his will. Elijah doesn't operate that way. He does something so crazy, if God doesn't show up.....he fails. How often am I willing to do that. I ALWAYS leave myself and out.
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I always do
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