1 Kings 18:39

39 All the people saw it and immediately bowed down to the ground. "The LORD is God!" they said. "The LORD is God!"

1 Kings 18:39 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:39

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces
In reverence of God, astonished at the miracle wrought, ashamed of themselves and their sins, particularly their idolatry, that they should turn their backs on the true God, and follow idols:

and they said, the Lord, he is the God, the Lord, he is the God;
which acknowledgment of God, as the true God, in opposition to Baal, is repeated, to show their firm belief and strong assurance of it.

1 Kings 18:39 In-Context

37 Answer me, LORD! Answer me! Then these people will know that you, LORD, are God and that you are winning back their hearts."
38 So a fire from the LORD fell down and consumed the burnt offering, wood, stones, and dirt. The fire even dried up the water that was in the trench.
39 All the people saw it and immediately bowed down to the ground. "The LORD is God!" they said. "The LORD is God!"
40 Elijah told them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Don't let any of them escape." The people seized them, and Elijah took them to the Kishon River and slaughtered them there.
41 Then Elijah told Ahab, "Get up, eat, and drink. It sounds like a heavy rain [is coming]."
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