33 He put the wood in place, cut the bull into pieces, and laid it on the wood. Then he told them, "Fill up four large jars with water and pour it over the offering and the wood."
34 "Do it again," he said. So they did. "Do it for a third time," he said. So they did it for the third time. 35 The water ran down all over the altar and even filled the ditch.
36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, the prophet Elijah went over to the altar and prayed: "Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, demonstrate today that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that everything I have done has been at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord! Answer me, so that these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are bringing them back to you."
38 Then the fire of the Lord came down and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the soil—it even licked up the water in the ditch!