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1101 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 164.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… “the Baal” —the Sun-god (the producing principle in Nature) in which he erected not only an altar, but, as we gather from 2 Kings 3:2; 10:27, also one of those pillars which …
1102 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 164.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal and 400 of Asherah, who were supported by the bounty of the queen ( 1 Kings 18:19; 22:6 ). The forced introduction of this new worship led to a systematic persecution …
1103 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 168.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal in the land. And all this not by worldly might or craftiness, but by the manifestation of the power of Jehovah as the Living God. A few Talmudic notices …
1104 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 169.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal as the state-religion, and the attempted extermination of the prophets and followers of the LORD, the apostasy of Israel had reached its high point …
1105 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 169.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… or Baal, with all that the choice implied. The difference between Noah and Elijah was only that of times and circumstances, the one was before, the other after …
1106 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 170.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal in Israel.
1107 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 172.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… those Baal-debauched Samaritans and this man; what a greater contrast still between the effeminate decrepit priests of Baal, in their white linen garments …
1108 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 173.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… and Baal shall be absolutely powerless, such was the fitting sequence to Elijah’s announcement.
1109 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 5, p. 174.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… to Baal, or from the table of Ahab, or from that of Jehoshaphat. But these Rabbinical comments are so far evidential of the truth of this narrative, that we see …
1110 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6
… of Baal—Description of their Rites—The Time of the Evening Sacrifice—Elijah Prepares the Sacrifice—Elijah’s Prayer—The Answer by Fire—Israel’s Decision …
1111 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 7.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… to Baal ( 1 Kings 19:18 ).
1112 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 8.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… and Baal, which was so soon to take place. And still the weary days crept on as before; the sun rose and sank on a cloudless sky over an arid land; and there was no …
1113 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 10.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal and the 400 prophets of Astarte who enjoyed the special favor of the queen.
1114 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 11.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal, and that ruined one of Jehovah restored by Elijah, and dating from before the building of the Temple, when such worship was lawful. On the plateau beneath …
1115 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 12.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal. These must have been conspicuous amid king, courtiers, and the motley gathering from all parts of the land, by their white dresses and high pointed …
1116 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 13.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… the Baal, go after him! To an appeal so trenchantly true there could in the then condition of the public mind be no answer. Their very appearance on Mount Carmel …
1117 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 13.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… of Baal. For, if the great First Cause—God as the Creator—be denied, then the only mode of accounting for the origin of all things is to trace it to the operation …
1118 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 13.3 (Alfred Edersheim)
… their Baal was also the god of fire, the very Sun-god. As already stated, Baal was the real deity of Asia, worshipped under different forms (hence the plural: Baalim …
1119 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 14.1 (Alfred Edersheim)
… great Baal-festivals, and they closely agree with the narrative of the Bible, only furnishing further details. First rose a comparatively moderate, though …
1120 Bible History Old Testament Vol. 6, p. 14.2 (Alfred Edersheim)
… , since Baal was Elohim, the fault it must lie with them. He might be otherwise engaged, and they must cry louder. Stung to madness, they became more frantic than …