Where a verse leads
1 Kings 18:38: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.”1 Kings 18:38
1 Kings 18:38 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site, from the feasts, the covenants, and the law to the people and wonders of scripture. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. 40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
1 Kings 18 · King James Version
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The feasts, the covenants, and the law
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What does 1 Kings 18:38 mean?
1 Kings 18:38 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 Kings 18:38 in the Bible?
1 Kings 18:38 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 Kings 18:38 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Kings 18:38 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.