8. “Yes,” said Elijah, “the real me. Now go and tell your boss, ‘I’ve seen Elijah.’”
15. Elijah said, “As surely as God-of-the-Angel-Armies lives, and before whom I take my stand, I’ll meet with your master face-to-face this very day.”
16. So Obadiah went straight to Ahab and told him. And Ahab went out to meet Elijah.
20. So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel.
21. Elijah challenged the people: “How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!”Nobody said a word; nobody made a move.
25. Elijah told the Baal prophets, “Choose your ox and prepare it. You go first, you’re the majority. Then pray to your god, but don’t light the fire.”