God Answers By Fire Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

God answers by fire

Elijah proclaimed his faith
to prophets of Baal:
"put your offerings on the wood
but light no fire under it.
Elijah challenged the prophets.
Pray to your God Baal.
I shall pray to my God
The God who answers by fire
is the true God.

They called on the name of God
Elijah called the name of his God.

God Almighty, the true God
Answered by fire.
Fire came down from heaven
Burned the offerings of Elijah.


(Reference to the 1st Book of Kings chapter 18: 16-24,30-40)
(What do I mean when I say that God is a God of fire? We first see this thought in Exodus 3, when Moses heard a voice speak to him from the bush that was burning but was not consumed in the flames. In Exodus 13, God points the way for the Israelites in the desert as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. And in Exodus 19, God appears as a fire on Mt.Sinai, where Moses received the law. In fact, in Exodus 24, God appeared as a consuming fire, a familiar verse quoted again in Hebrews 12: 29 - "our God is a consuming fire.")

(These are all references from the Holy Bible)

(Graphic: God Answers by Fire 1 Kings 1838._zpsqxnwtdy9)