Irony: Elijah to the Priests of Baal
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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 sleeps, and must be awaked.
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Appendix
... There is such a thing as Divine irony. It is used with great effect when
Elijah confronts the priests of Baal. So, here, the priests ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bullinger/commentary on revelation/appendix.htm

The Trial by Fire
... character broke out in the bitter irony with which ... Elijah had such a command, and
therefore he could ... to the mechanical repetition by Baal's priests, that God ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the trial by fire.htm

The Meek and Lowly One
... still, can you picture the scene when Elijah said, "Take you two bullocks, ye priests,
and build ... the worshippers of Baal, and with a biting irony says to ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/the meek and lowly one.htm

The Return to Capernaum - Concerning the Forgiveness of Sins - the ...
... on Mount Carmel, to witness the issue as between Elijah and the priests of Baal. ...
was uttered privately to the disciples.' To complete the irony of criticism ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xvi the return to.htm

Ephesians iv. 17
... GA]. [309] [Compare 1 Kings 18:27, the locus classicus where Elijah uses
his scathing irony against the priests of Baal.--GA]. [310 ...
/.../homily xii ephesians iv 17.htm

The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 7. <. ...
/.../chapter ithe assyrian revival and.htm

Papal Infallibility Explained, and Tested by Tradition and ...
... Elijah and the seven thousand who had not bowed the ... and Lords of lords, has become
a shameless irony. ... believe in the infallibility of their priests, can be ...
/.../ 34 papal infallibility explained.htm

Resources
Why was Elijah afraid of Jezebel? | GotQuestions.org

Was John the Baptist really Elijah reincarnated? | GotQuestions.org

What is the story of Elijah and Elisha? | GotQuestions.org

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