1 Kings 18:26

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Summary

And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

From morning

Matthew 6:7

No voice

Answered

Zephaniah 1:9

Bible References

From morning

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.

No voice

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

And with the remainder thereof he maketh a god, his graven image; he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me, for thou art my god.

Gather yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations. They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.

They are as a palm-column of turned work, and they speak not; they are carried, for they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of the heavens; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it? the molten image, and the teacher of falsehood, that the maker of his work dependeth thereon, to make dumb idols?

concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God save one.

What then do I say? that what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

Ye know that when ye were of the nations ye were led away to dumb idols, in whatever way ye might be led.

Answered

And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.