Elijah At Mount Carmel SS2 Christian Religious Studies (CRS) Lesson Note

THE MOUNT CARMEL CONTEST

God, being merciful, decided to end the suffering of the people. He manifested this through the contest on Mount Carmel where He established His supremacy through Prophet Elijah. This episode on Mount Carmel is significant in two ways: it was an opportunity for natural repentance, as well as opportunity to demonstrate God’s supremacy over Baal, as exemplified in the following.

Thus, the stage was set to know the true God. All the prophets of Baal were present, numbering four hundred and fifty. Elijah ordered that two bulls be provided, one for the prophets of Baal and one for him as a prophet of God. The prophets of Baal prayed from morning till evening calling on their god, but no fire came down.Elijah, having made the prophets of Baal confirm that they were tired, re- prepared the altar with pieces of stones; placed the bull on it and called on God to send fire down to consume everything as a proof of his supremacy. 

At once, fire came from heaven and consumed everything. The prophets of Baal were filled with awe and the children of Israel fell on their faces covered with shame.They confessed –‘’The Lord, He is God’’

Elijah did not spare the prophets of Baal, he killed all of them and then announced the coming of rain, invariably, to end the drought. Elijah went to end the drought. Elijah went to the top of Mount Carmel to pray andGod answered with a heavy rainfall. This was how Elijah demonstrated the supremacy of God over all false gods. 

HOW MOUNT CARMEL EPISODE PROVED THE SUPREMACY OF GOD.

1. The contest at Mount Carmel proved the supremacy of God over Baal.

2. The killing of 450 prophets of Baal brought to light God’s Supremacy as it brought to end the worship of Baal in Israel.

3. The Mount Carmel episode stamped out Baalism totally as all her prophets were killed thereafter. It was an act of God to flush out Baalism.

4. It shows God as consuming fire. 

5. He is slow to anger. He always gives sinners a long time to repent.