. The works of Josephus. tand afide, and the people to draw near unto him, and obferve, for fear left l^^ç^^l^fecretly hefliould convey fire under the Wood. When the people approached, he took Smed bymNtwelve ftones, according to the number of the twelve Tribes of Ifrael, and made an Al- ^^e-tar, and digged a deep trench round about it ; and afterwards heaping Wood upon theAltar,and laymg his Sacrifice thereon,he commanded them to fill four Tuns with fountainwater, and to pour it upon the Altar, that the trench might receive and drink up the Wa-ter. Which done, he began to Pray, and call upon
. The works of Josephus. tand afide, and the people to draw near unto him, and obferve, for fear left l^^ç^^l^fecretly hefliould convey fire under the Wood. When the people approached, he took Smed bymNtwelve ftones, according to the number of the twelve Tribes of Ifrael, and made an Al- ^^e-tar, and digged a deep trench round about it ; and afterwards heaping Wood upon theAltar,and laymg his Sacrifice thereon,he commanded them to fill four Tuns with fountainwater, and to pour it upon the Altar, that the trench might receive and drink up the Wa-ter. Which done, he began to Pray, and call upon God, befeeching him, That it might ^. , him to manifefl his power unto his people, who had fo long run a/lray : no fooner Fre from Hca- O had he finifhed his Prayer, but fire fell from Heaven upon the Altar, in the fight of all the ^hesSX^people, and confumed all the Sacrifice ; fo that the Water was dried up. Vvhichwhenthe Ifraelites beheld, they fell down on their Faces upon the Earth, adoriqg one only God •. 228 îKi?,i9. JOSEPHUS, Of t/je Antiquities Book VIII. God: confeiïîng him to be the mod mighty and only true God, and that all other were Abut vain and imaginary Names of Idols, which were without Holincfs or Power ; andlaying hands themfelvcs upon their falfe Prophets, they flew them by the Commandmentof Elias. He willed the King alfo to depart, and take his refeftion , and to take carefor nothing, becaufe he Ihould very Ihortly fee that God would fend him Rain ; and thusdeparted Achai from him. But Elias went up to the top of Mount C arme I and fate himdown on the ground, leaning his head upon his knees : whilfl: he thus fate, he command-ed his Servant to get up upon a certain Rock, and look toward the Sea, and to tell himif he faw any Clouds to arife in any part ( for till that time the Air had been always clear.)His Servant having often gone up to the top of the Rock, and told that he faw nothing,at length going up the feventh time, in defcending,
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