And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
Then Elijah said to all the people, 'Come close to me.' So all the people gathered around him. And he rebuilt the Lord's altar that had been torn down.
Elijah invited everyone to watch as he restored God's altar that had been destroyed, preparing for a dramatic demonstration of God's power.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of 1 Kings 18, Israel was under the rule of King Ahab, who had married Jezebel and promoted the worship of Baal, leading the people to abandon the Lord and engage in idolatry. Elijah, as God's faithful prophet, confronted this spiritual crisis by calling the people to witness a contest on Mount Carmel to prove the supremacy of the Lord. He repaired the broken altar of the Lord to symbolize the restoration of true worship before demonstrating God's power through fire from heaven.
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