Special to CosmicTribune.com, July 17, 2026

Spiritual Food*

I Kings 18

25 So Elijah told the prophets of Baal, “Choose an ox for yourselves and you prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but don’t set fire to the offering.”

26 So they took the ox that was given to them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from early morning until noon. “Baal! Answer us!” they cried. But there was no response. Nobody answered. So they kept on dancing around the altar that they had made.

27 Starting about noon, Elijah began to tease them:

“Shout louder! “He’s a god, so maybe he’s busy. “Maybe he’s relieving himself.

“Maybe he’s busy someplace. “Maybe he’s taking a nap and somebody needs to wake him up.”

28 So the prophets of Baal cried even louder and slashed themselves with swords and lances until their blood gushed out all over them, as was their custom.

29 They kept on raving right through midday and until it was time to offer the evening sacrifice, but there was still no response. Nobody answered, and nobody paid attention.

— I Kings 18:25-29

* But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.’” — Matthew 4:4

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