1 Kings 18:33 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 18:33

Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,

BSB

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ASV

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt-offering, and on the wood.

KJV

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.

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Commentary

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Ambrose of Milan

On Elijah and Fasting, Chapter 22, 83 (397)

Moreover, if anyone has not been baptized, let him be converted all the more securely by receiving the remission of his sins, [so that baptism] as a kind of fire may consume his sins, because Christ baptizes in fire and spirit. Hence, you read of this type in the books of Kings, where Elijah placed wood upon the altar and told them to pour water on it from urns. "And he said, 'Do the same the second time.' And they did it the second time.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If we, in sincerity, offer our hearts to God, he will, by his grace, kindle a holy fire in them. Elijah was no priest, nor were his attendants Levites. Carmel had neither tabernacle nor temple; it was a great way distant from the ark of the testimony and the place God had chosen; this was not the altar that sanctified the gift; yet never was any sacrifice more acceptable to God than this.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he put the wood in order ... - He obeyed, that is, all the injunctions of the Law with respect to the offering of a burned sacrifice (marginal reference). He thus publicly taught that the ordinances of the Law were binding upon the kingdom of Israel. Barrels - Rather, “pitchers” or “water-jars,” such as the maidens used to carry on their heads (Gen 24:14-20. Compare Jdg 7:16, Jdg 7:19).

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
מִלְא֨וּ	mil.'U	fill	H4390 →
אַרְבָּעָ֤ה	'ar.ba.'Ah	four	H702 →
כַדִּים֙	kha.Dim	jars	H3537 →
מַ֔יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
וְיִֽצְק֥וּ	ve.yitz.Ku	and pour [it]	H3332 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הָעֹלָ֖ה	ha.'o.Lah	the burnt offering	H5930 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
הָעֵצִ֑ים	ha.'e.Tzim	the wood<s>	H6086 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Daniel 3:25
“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
leads to
- Isaiah 43:2
  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched;…
- Acts 28:5
  But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
- Mark 16:18
  they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
- Psalms 91:3–9
  Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
- Psalms 34:7
  The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Through
Daniel 3:19
At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
leads to
- Daniel 3:13
  Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
- Leviticus 26:24
  then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
Through
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
leads to
- James 2:21
  Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Kings