 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.  The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ... - Page 461838Full view - About this book
 | Edward L. Bond - 2005 - 292 pages
...the Notion the Priests of Baal had of him, and which Elijah mocked them for: (a) Cry aloud, says he, for he is a God; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a Journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.)A Or if God were a Being, like some... | |
 | James Hastings - 2004 - 760 pages
...familiar passages in which the gods of the heathen are the object of satirical persiflage : ' Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god, either he is talking," etc. (1 K 1821 ; cf. Ps 1154"-, Is 40" etc. ). We have similar instances of satire in the question... | |
 | Aaron Parry - 2004 - 372 pages
...coming down from above is the sweltering summer heat of Mount Carmel. Talmud Trivia At noon, Elijah "mocked them and said, 'Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.'"... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - 2005 - 626 pages
...answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 18:27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, "Cry aloud: for he (is) a god;...either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, (or) peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." 18:28 And they cried aloud, and cut... | |
 | Duane Andry - 2005 - 194 pages
...that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves... | |
 | Carolyn Powell, Thresa Lukacena - 2005 - 217 pages
...that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves... | |
 | Germaine Copeland - 2005 - 577 pages
...they leaped upon the altar which was made. 1 Kings 18:27. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 1 Kings 18:28. And they cried aloud,... | |
 | Vel Nirtist - 2005 - 126 pages
...ability to consume a sacrificial offering. Elijah sarcastically advises them in their difficulty to "cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awakened." When their prayers prove vain, and... | |
 | William Huntington - 2005 - 342 pages
...prophets wanted more fervour in their devotion, and a little more lip labour. "Cry aloud," saith he, "for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey; or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked," 1 Kings, xviii. 27. In like manner... | |
 | Richard G. Williamson - 2006 - 277 pages
...possibility that their god might be doing one of those very things: And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or per adventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.(I Kings 18:27) We have the assurance... | |
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