I Kings 18:25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” 26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. 27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention.
The best-known account of the Elijah-Ahab era is this one of the show-down between the Most High God and the false gods Ahab had brought into Israel. The prophets of these false religions were endorsed and well-compensated by Ahab and Jezebel, but when it came down to it, no one answered, no one paid attention. The True and Living God is personal: He hears; He cares; He answers. On this occasion, He did so in a big way: especially compared to crickets.
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