...or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they s f} 9 Ҡ B s}* C & &{2 sب2 sAꤵ t It may be remarked, that, in various passages, instead of the .singular Baal, we rind the plural Baalim....

...the last ! But are the prophets of Baal giving heed to what he says f Yes, a little ; for they cry "aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the biood gushes out " What Elijah cares for is, that the people are gravely listening and judging. His...

...some might be amused, by this taunting speech of the prophet, they took his advice, — " And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them." Very shocking ! but at the same time very instructive. These men were in earnest ; a vast deal more...

...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud , and cut them•elres - 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of...

...was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. Ver. 28. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves, after their manner,...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. Isa. Ixv. 11. But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table...

...he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must, be awaked. 28 And they X X 29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of...

...morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us ... and they leaped upon the altar which was made . . . and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them . . . but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded . . . And it came to pass...

...he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradren" ture he sleepeth, and must be awakened. And they cried aloud, and cut them"selves after their manner...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon "them."* All this seems to indicate their belief in Baal. But Elijah had his course open. " And it came to pass,...

...or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventurc he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them." Will it be in accordance with the solemn character of a religious assembly to give the sarcastic words...

...is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awakened." Stimulated by this taunt, "They cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner...and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them." And so it went on, with the addition of the peculiar and highest degree of frenzy called " prophesying,"...