23. Showdown on Mount Carmel

After 3 years of no rain, the prophet Elijah stood alone before King Ahab and 850 prophets of Baal with one deciding test. Could Baal bring fire down from heaven? This grand challenge—a high point in Elijah's life—would prove to all who was the true God. But what other lessons are contained within this story? What symbols are there to be found? What is the 'Elijah message'?