Recognition of God

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1. Eliyahu on Mount Carmel (Part 5)

   Shiur #35: Carmel Part 5: Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 1)

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   The duality of the prayer by the prophets of Ba’al is mirrored in Eliyahu’s dual prayer, and by the nation’s dual response. These represents the acceptance of God and rejection of Ba’al. The repetition in Eliyahu’s prayer stresses both a national recognition of God and recognition of the God of Israel by the entire world. In the first section of the prayer Eliyahu as God’s servant is prominent while in the second section he is absent.

2. Eliyahu on Mount Carmel (Part 5)

   Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 2)

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   The challenge at Mount Carmel has both a universal significance in determining the true God, a national significance in redefining the national character in the face of foreign influences and Eliyahu’s role in this struggle. Both significances are manifested in Eliyahu’s dual prayer and both are interconnected. The fire falling from the heavens is reminiscent of the fire in the dedication of the Mishkan in the desert and the dedication of Shlomo’s Beit HaMikdash.

3. Eliyahu on Mount Carmel (Part 5)

   Eliyahu's Prayer (Part 3)

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   "And you have turned their heart backward" is interpreted to mean that God is responsible for the nation turning away from Him. This interpretation is difficult to accept within the context of the story. An alternative interpretation states the opposite – by the act of the fire from heaven their hearts will turn back to God and away from Ba’al. The latter interpretation of the final phrase in the second half of Eliyahu’s prayer compliments the final phrase in the first half of his prayer.