Elijah respects the Lord’s covenant with His people, although they have apostatized. With calmness and solemnity he repairs the broken-down altar with twelve stones, according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel. The disappointed priests of Baal, wearied with their vain, frenzied efforts, are sitting or lying prostrate on the ground, waiting to see what Elijah will do. They are filled with fear and hatred toward the prophet for proposing a test which has exposed their weakness and the inefficiency of their gods. {3T 284.2}

Elias respekterer Herrens pagt med sig folk, selv om de er faldet fra. Med stilhed og højtidelighed reparerer han det nedbrudte alter med tolv stene, i overensstemmelse med Israels tolv stammer. Baals skuffede præster, trætte efter deres nyttesløse, vilde anstrengelser, sidder eller ligger udmattede på jorden og venter for at se hvad Elias vil gøre. De er fyldt med frygt og had mod profeten; for at han ikke vil udstå den prøve, som har udsat dem og deres guders svaghed og uduelighed for.