Readers of the Bible are probably familiar with the god, Baal, who was one of the chief rivals of the Hebrew God. The term “baal” appears over 90 times in the Hebrew Bible. Perhaps the best known ...

The first reading today is a core memory for me. It’s the part where Elijah tells the people to choose between the Lord and Baal, but they refuse. So he sets up a demonstration: He has the priests of ...

Haftarat Ki Tissa recounts one of the great competitive triumphs of Israelite religion. Israel’s King Ahab and his pagan wife Jezebel have slaughtered dozens of God’s prophets, and the Elijah is the ...

Those who are familiar with the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament, are familiar with a variety of heroes of Israel, such as David, Solomon, Josiah and others, all of whom were loyal to ...

'Let us be ever more convinced of the power of intercessory prayer, so that we can help all people to know the one true God, to turn away from every form of idolatry, and to receive the grace offered ...

“And he came thither until a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? And he said, I have been very jealous for the ...

I dreamed about the Prophet Elijah a couple weeks ago. We were sitting on a mountainside talking. The conversation we had is lost to me for the most part. It seemed significant that I dreamed of him.