Elijah The Prophet

Elijah was a Hebrew prophet,
One of God's chosen few;
Whom He had sent to Tyre
And told him what to do.
 

He said, "Elijah, go to Tyre,
The city ruled by Ahab, and Jezebel,
And testify to the people there,
Against their god, called 'Baal'."
 

So, Elijah rose up in anger
Toward the rulers of Tyre.
He said, "God has sent this scorching drought
Because of your disbelief."
 

Then, Elijah proposed a contest,
Between himself and the priest's of Baal,
To sacrifice a bull ... drenched in water
From their desert well.
 

  So, the priest's prayed to their nature god,
Of whom they were so fond,
To consume this bull with fire.
But, Baal did not respond.
 

Then, Elijah told the people there
To soak this bull real well
And watch God's fire consume it,
Then denounce their god, named Baal.
 

So the people watched in wonder,
When Elijah said, with a nod,
"Behold the bull has been consumed,
And by the fire of my 'Living God'!"

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