10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.
And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. Bible Study Elijah and the Miracle of Fire from Heaven In life there will be moments where we will be faced to choose our way or God's way. Bible verses about Elijah Calls Down Fire2 Kings 2:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them.
And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2 Kings 1:10 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful But Elijah answered the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down. And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.
And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. Elijah and the prophets of Baal held a contest to see who could get fire to come down from heaven to set fire to their altars. The prophets called and called all day, but nothing happened.
Fire in the form of burning sulfur rained from the heavens and destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24; Luke 17:29). God also used fire from heaven to judge the soldiers sent by the wicked king Ahaziah to arrest Elijah -twice, fire descended from heaven to consume a group of fifty soldiers sent on the king's business (2 Kings 1:10, 12). Why did Elijah call down fire from heaven? Elijah called down fire from heaven to prove that the Lord alone is God and to expose the falsehood of Baal worship.
This event occurred on Mount Carmel during a direct confrontation with the prophets of Baal and served to turn the hearts of Israel back to the true God. Elijah answered the captain, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men. And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
The captain arrogantly demands Elijah to come down from the hill, but Elijah, filled with the power of God, calls down fire from heaven, consuming the captain and his fifty men. As the smoke clears and the smell of charred remains lingers in the air, a second captain with another fifty soldiers is sent by the king to bring Elijah down.