Elijah’s turn has now come. “And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that Thou art God in Israel, and that I am Thy servant, and that I have done all these things at Thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that Thou art the Lord God, and that Thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The Lord, He is the God; the Lord, He is the God.” {3T 283.2}

Nu er det blevet Elias' tur. »Da sagde Elias til alt folket: »Kom hen til mig!« Og da alt folket var kommet hen til ham, satte han Herrens nedbrudte alter i stand. Elias tog tolv sten, svarende til tallet på Jakobs sønners stammer, han, til hvem Herrens ord lød: »Israel skal være dit navn!« Og af disse sten byggede han et alter i Herrens navn og gravede en rende rundt om alteret på omtrent to såbredder. Derpå lagde han brændet tilrette, huggede tyren i stykker og lagde den på brændet. så sagde han: »Fyld fire krukker med vand og hæld det ud over brændofferet og brændet!« Og da de havde gjort det, sagde han: »Een gang til!« Og da de havde gjort det anden gang, sagde han: »Een gang til!« Og de gjorde det endnu en gang. Det drev af vand rundt om alteret også renden fik han fyldt med vand. Men ved afgrødeofferets tid trådte profeten Elias frem og sagde: »Herre, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud! Lad det kendes i dag, at du er Gud i Israel og jeg din tjener og at jeg har gjort alt dette på dit ord! Hør mig, Herre, hør mig, for at dette folk må kende, at du herre er Gud og at du atter drager deres hjerte til dig« da for Herrens (284) ild ned og fortærede brændofferet og brændet og stenene og jorden; endog vandet i renden slikkede den bort.«