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1Ki 18:27 — And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he [is] a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Elijah		1Ki 22:15; 2Ch 25:8; Ecc 11:9; Isa 8:9,10; Isa 44:15-17; Eze 20:39; Amo 4:4,5; Mat 26:45; Mar 7:9; Mar 14:41
aloud		Heb. with a great voice
for he is a god		Isa 41:23
either		"Such were the absurd and degrading notions which the heathens entertained of their gods. ""Vishnoo sleeps four months in the year; and to each of the gods some particular business is assigned. Vayoo manages the winds; Vuroonu the waters, etc. According to a number of fables in the pooranus, the gods are often out on journeys or expeditions."" Ward's Views of the Hindoos, vol. ii. p. 324."
he is talking		or, he meditateth
is pursuing		Heb. hath a pursuit
must be awaked		Psa 44:23; Psa 78:65,66; Psa 121:4; Isa 51:9; Mar 4:38,39

Correlating Passages

Elijah

	1Ki 22:15	So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king.
	2Ch 25:8	But if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
	Ecc 11:9	Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.
	Isa 8:9	Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
	Isa 8:10	Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.
	Isa 44:15	Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth [it], and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth [it]; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
	Isa 44:16	He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth [himself], and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
	Isa 44:17	And the residue thereof he maketh a god, [even] his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it], and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.
	Eze 20:39	As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter [also], if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
	Amo 4:4	Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:
	Amo 4:5	And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
	Mat 26:45	Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
	Mar 7:9	And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
	Mar 14:41	And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

for he is a god

Isa 41:23

Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye [are] gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold [it] together.

must be awaked

	Psa 44:23	Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
	Psa 78:65	Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, [and] like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
	Psa 78:66	And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
	Psa 121:4	Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
	Isa 51:9	Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?
	Mar 4:38	And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
	Mar 4:39	And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 18:27," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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