Graphic Bible · Scene 14 of 22

Elijah lays wood and the cut offering, then orders four jars poured three times until the trench fills.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

1 Kings 18:33-35

Water drenches the offering

Elijah at Mount Carmel · 1 Kings 18

Open this scene in the reader →

33Then he arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces, and placed it on the wood.

34Then he said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. Then he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time.

35And the water went all around the altar, and it also filled the trench with water.

Step through the story beside the Scripture itself. About the People’s Open Bible