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  1. Obadiah<\/em>. Meet Obadiah. He is Ahab\u2019s senior staffer, and his trusted counsel. But he is also a servant of God, as his name suggests, and as his actions testify: hiding God\u2019s prophets, and taking care of them. Obadiah represents a different way to deal with Ahab and with the situation. What does Elijah think of him? Hint: follow the use of the title \u201clord\u201d in verses 7-15…<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Irony, sarcasm, and ridicule to boot<\/em>. The prophets of Baal are not amused: \u201cElijah mocked them, saying, \u2018Shout louder! After all, he is a god. But he may be in conversation, he may be detained, or he may be on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and will wake up\u2019\u201d (verse 27).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. An altar for all<\/em>. The altar that Elijah constructs is both the reconstruction of God\u2019s ruined altar, and also a symbol of unification: \u201cThen Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob\u2014to whom the word of the LORD had come: \u2018Israel shall be your name\u2019… and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD\u201d (verses 31-32).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Obsequious and super-buff<\/em>. Elijah announces the coming rain, and urges Ahab to hurry home with his chariot, before he won\u2019t be able to pass. 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