Perek 18

Question 1

In what year of the famine did Hashem tell Elihayu to go see Achav?

Answer 1

The third year

Question 2

What did Hashem command Eliyahu to tell Achav?

Answer 2

That Hashem will bring rain.

Question 3

Why did he want Elihayu to tell Achav this?

Answer 3

Since Eliyahu announced the start of the famine he would announce the end of the famine so Achav would appreciate that the famine came from Hashem.

Question 4

Meanwhile, who did Achav summon in his palace?

Answer 4

Ovadiah

Question 5

What type of person was Ovadiah?

Answer 5

He was a righteous person and Navi.

Question 6

What act of bravery did Ovadiah do?

Answer 6

He hid 100 Neviim and personally brought them food, that he paid for himself.

Question 7

Why were the Neviim in hiding?

Answer 7

Izevel wanted to kill them.

Question 8

What did Achav order Ovadiah to do?

Answer 8

Go in the land to all the wells of water and to all the brooks, maybe we will find grass, and we will save the lives of horse and mule and we will not lose all our animals.

Question 9

Who did Ovadiah encounter when he was walking?

Answer 9

Eliyahu Hanavi

Question 10

What did Ovadiah do when he saw him? What did he ask him?

Answer 10

He fell on his face, and he said, “Is this you, my master, Eliyahu? “

Question 11

What message did Elihayu give Ovadiah to pass on to Achav?

Answer 11

That Eliyahu is here.

Question 12

Did Ovadiah agree to give Eliyahu’s message to Achav? Why or why not?

Answer 12

No, he was worried Achav would come, and Eliyahu would no longer be there and then Achav would kill him (Ovadiah).

Question 13

What did Ovadiah swear that Achav had done?

Answer 13

As Hashem your God lives, if there is a nation or a kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you, and they have said, ‘He is not there.’

Question 14

What did Elihayu swear to Ovadiah?

Answer 14

“As Hashem before whom I have stood, lives, I will appear to him today.”

Question 15

What did Achav call Elihayu when he saw him?

Answer 15

Trouble maker of Israel

Question 16

Where did Elihayu tell Achav to meet him?

Answer 16

Mount Carmel

Question 17

Who did he tell him to bring with him?

Answer 17

The 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asheira.

Question 18

What did Eliyahu plan on doing?

Answer 18

Having a showdown with the false prophets to prove once and for all who is the true G-d.

Question 19

Who else came to the contest?

Answer 19

All of Bnei Yisrael who lived in the Kingdom of Yisrael

Question 20

What did Eliyahu ask the people?

Answer 20

How long will you keep hopping between two opinions? If Hashem is God, follow Him; and if Baal, follow him!”

Question 21

How did they respond?

Answer 21

The people did not answer him

Question 22

Who did NOT come to the contest?

Answer 22

The prophets of Ashera, Izevel protected them and prevented them from coming.

Question 23

What were the prophets of the Baal meant to choose?

Answer 23

let them give us two bulls and let them choose one bull for themselves

Question 24

What challenge did Eliyahu design to differentiate between himself and the false prophet?

Answer 24

Both the priests of Baal, and Eliyahu would each take a bull, divide it into pieces and place it on a Mizbeyach. Neither side would bring a fire, but rather call to their deity to provide the fire. Whoever could bring down the fire would be considered the true power.

Question 25

How did the people respond when they heard the challenge?

Answer 25

They thought it was a good plan.

Question 26

For how long did the prophets of Baal call out to their god?

Answer 26

From morning until the noon.

Question 27

How did Eliyahu mock them?

Answer 27

Shout louder! After all, he is a god. But he may be in conversation with his advisors, he may be chasing his enemies, or he may be in the bathroom, or perhaps he is asleep and will wake up.”

Question 28

What did the prophets of Baal do to themselves?

Answer 28

They cut themselves until blood gushed from their wounds.

Question 29

How many stones did Eliyahu take to build the altar?

Answer 29

12 stones to represent the 12 tribes

Question 30

What did Eliyahu dig around the altar? What did he fill it with?

Answer 30

A deep trench that he filled with water.

Question 31

What did he command to be done with the wood on the altar?

Answer 31

Fill me four pitchers of water and pour them on the burnt-offerings and on the wood. He told them to do this 3 times. This also equaled 12 to represent the tribes.

Question 32

What did Eliyahu ask Hashem to do? (3 words)

Answer 32

עֲנֵ֤נִי ה עֲנֵ֔נִי

Question 33

What happened to Eliyahu’s offering?

Answer 33

And the fire of Hashem fell and consumed the bull and the wood and the stones and the earth, and dried out the water which was in the trench.

Question 34

What did the people do when they witnessed this?

Answer 34

they fell on their faces.

Question 35

What did the people say when they witnessed this miracle?

Answer 35

ה֙ ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹקים ה ה֥וּא הָאֱלֹקים:

Question 36

When do we say these words?

Answer 36

Neilah on Yom Kippur

Question 37

What did Eliyahu say should be done with the prophets of the Baal?

Answer 37

Eliyahu said to them, “Seize the prophets of the Baal; let no one of them escape.” And they seized them. Elijah took them down to Nachal Kishon and slew them there.

Question 38

What did Eliyahu tell Achav to go and do, and why?

Answer 38

Go up, eat and drink, for now you will hear the rumbling sound of the rain.

Question 39

What did Eliyahu do next?

Answer 39

Eliyahu went up to the top of Mt. Carmel and crouched on the ground, and he put his head between his knees.

Question 40

What did Eliyahu ask his attendant to do? How many times did he ask him to do this?

Answer 40

He said to his servant, “Please go up and look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked, and he said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again” seven times.

Question 41

Finally, what did the attendant tell Eliyahu that he saw?

Answer 41

“There is a cloud as small as a man’s palm, rising from the sea.”

Question 42

What happened next?

Answer 42

the heavens grew dark with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain

Question 43

Where was Achav when the rain came down?

Answer 43

He was returning home in his chariot and he got caught in the rain.

Question 44

What did Eliyahu do for Achav?

Answer 44

He ran in front of the carriage all the way back to the palace to give Achav honour.