1 Reis 18:30

30 Então Elias disse a todo o povo: “Aproximem-se de mim”. O povo aproximou-se, e Elias reparou o altar do SENHOR, que estava em ruínas.

1 Reis 18:30 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 18:30

And Elijah said unto all the people, come near unto me
And observe what I do, and what will be done at my request:

and all the people came near unto him;
left the prophets of Baal to themselves, and took no more notice of them, but attended to what the prophet should say and do:

and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down;
which had been set up when high places and altars were allowed of, while the tabernacle was unsettled, and the temple not built; this is supposed to have been erected in the times of the judges; though, according to a tradition of the Jews ^F4, it was built by Saul, see ( 1 Samuel 15:12 ) but had been thrown down by the idolatrous Israelites, who demolished such as were erected to the name of the Lord everywhere, and built new ones for their idols, ( 1 Kings 19:10 ) . Benjamin of Tudela ^F5 says, that on the top of Mount Carmel is now to be seen the place of the altar Elijah repaired, which is four cubits round.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Jarchi & Kimchi in loc.
F5 ltinerar. p. 37.

1 Reis 18:30 In-Context

28 Então passaram a gritar ainda mais alto e a ferir-se com espadas e lanças, de acordo com o costume deles, até sangrarem.

29 Passou o meio-dia, e eles continuaram profetizando em transe até a hora do sacrifício da tarde. Mas não houve resposta alguma; ninguém respondeu, ninguém deu atenção.

30 Então Elias disse a todo o povo: “Aproximem-se de mim”. O povo aproximou-se, e Elias reparou o altar do SENHOR, que estava em ruínas.

31 Depois apanhou doze pedras, uma para cada tribo dos descendentes de Jacó, a quem a palavra do SENHOR tinha sido dirigida, dizendo-lhe: “Seu nome será Israel”.

32 Com as pedras construiu um altar em honra ao nome do SENHOR e cavou ao redor do altar uma valeta na qual poderiam ser semeadas duas medidas de sementes.