 | Paul D. Bramsen - Christianity and other religions - 1998 - 548 pages
...deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened." 2"So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 2''Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for... | |
 | Liturgy Training Publications - Lectionaries - 2002 - 928 pages
...but do not start the fire." Taking the young bull that was turned over to them, they prepared it and called on Baal from morning to noon, saying, "Answer...sound; no one answered, and no one was listening. Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." When the people had done so, he repaired the... | |
 | Liturgy Training Publications - Bible - 2002 - 1020 pages
...but do not start the fire." Taking the young bull that was turned over to them, they prepared it and called on Baal from morning to noon, saying, "Answer...sound; no one answered, and no one was listening. Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." When the people had done so, he repaired the... | |
 | Lisa Harper - Religion - 2010 - 194 pages
...deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened." So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for... | |
 | Reginald O. Crosley - Alternative medicine - 2004 - 290 pages
...the Old Testament during the contest between the prophet Elijah and the priests of Baal. The latter "called out louder and slashed themselves with swords...as was their custom, until blood gushed over them" (I Kings 18:28). This occurred while they were in a 'prophetic state' or composite state with entities... | |
 | Bibles - 2004 - 750 pages
...or he's gone on a journey! Maybe he's just asleep and needs you to wake him up!" 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until they were covered in their own blood. 2" Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying... | |
 | Brian Singer-Towns - Bibles - 2005 - 1506 pages
...meditating, or may have retired, or may be on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened." 28 They called out louder and slashed themselves with...as was their custom, until blood gushed over them. 29 Noon passed and they remained in a prophetic state until the time for offering sacrifice. But there... | |
 | Terry Dodd - 2007 - 314 pages
...to taunt them. 'Shout louder! he said. 'Surely he is sleeping and must be awakened.' So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for... | |
 | Dave Jiang - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 497 pages
...in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened. " 2S So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for... | |
 | George L. Klein - Religion - 2008 - 490 pages
...Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kgs 18). At the height of the religious frenzy, the Baal worshippers "shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until the blood flowed" (1 Kgs 18:28). Leviticus 19:28 and Deut 14:1 explicitly forbid any such behavior... | |
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Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened. 