Jericho Theology

During the regime of King Ahab and Jezebel the heathen worship of Baal reached its zenith. Jehovah, the God of the fathers exhibited His wrath by visiting Israel with a great drought and consequent famine. Elijah, the prophet of God, requested the king and the people to gather with him upon Mount Carmel, building two altars there, one for Baal and one for Jehovah, and he who should answer with fire from heaven should be acknowledged as God. The Baal priests engaged themselves all morning to...