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The Old Testament's Greatest Hits

The Contest on Mount Carmel

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

The Old Testament’s Greatest Hits (Part 6)

Elijah squares off against the prophets of Baal in a contest of the gods in order to prove whose god is the One True God. Elijah’s God wins the contest handily, but it’s not so clear that any progress has been made. Perhaps all the battles we fight to prove we’re right are less important than we think, and that God desires something different—something more—from us.