36 At the time for offering the evening sacrifice, 18:36 1Kg 18:29 the prophet Elijah approached the altar and said, "Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, 18:36 Ex 3:6; 4:5 today let it be known 18:36 Nm 16:28 that you are God in Israel and I am your servant, and that at your word I have done all these things. 37 Answer me, Lord! Answer me so that this people will know that you, the Lord, are God 18:37 Jos 4:24; Jn 11:42 and that you have turned their hearts back."
38 Then the Lord’s fire fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown 18:39 Lv 9:24; Mt 17:6 and said, "The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God! " 18:39 1Kg 18:21,24