So Elijah went to see Ahab and he offered him a challenge. God told his prophet Elijah to go and face up to Ahab. But he trusted in the one true God and was ready to do what God asked him to do. He knew that it was not easy to stand up against the evil King Ahab and the false prophets of Baal. So, He decided to send His prophet Elijah to teach the people a very important lesson.Įlijah was a brave man who loved God very much. He wanted them to know that He was the one true God who loved them and cared for them. God was very sad to see His people worshiping false gods. Ahab did not love God or worship him and because of that, many of the people of Israel were led away from the worship of the one true God. He was so evil that he would kill someone just so he could take their land. Why did Elijah have a contest with the prophets of Baal? During the time of Elijah, there was a King in Israel by the name of Ahab. This contest was very important because it would show everyone who the one true God is. Our Bible lesson today is about a contest between a prophet of God named Elijah and the prophets who served a false god by the name of Baal. We might even give a blue ribbon like this one to the person who wins the contest. For example, we might pass out the coloring page that goes with today's Bible lesson and have a contest to see who can color it the best. Have you ever entered a contest? What kind of contest was it? (Give the children time to respond.) There are many types of contests.
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