Elijah’s Contrasting Mountain Tests

The Mountain E8 — On two different mountains, we witness mountain tests with two very different Elijahs. On Mount Carmel, he partners with God in challenging the false prophets of Baal, leading to the people’s repentance and renewal of trust in God. But then only a chapter later, Elijah is on Mount Sinai accusing the people and loathing his prophetic calling. Why the sudden shift? In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss the contrasting mountain test stories of 1 Kings 18-19, reflecting on the human tendency toward fear, condemnation, and false narratives—even after great success.

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Timestamps 

• Chapter 1: Recap of the Series So Far (0:00-9:53)
• Chapter 2: Elijah Tests the People on Mount Carmel (9:53-32:36)
• Chapter 3: Elijah Fails the Test on Mount Sinai (32:36-53:06)

Official Episode Transcript

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Referenced Resources

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Show Music

• “Surrender (Instrumental)” by Beautiful Eulogy
• “Movement” (artist unknown)
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer. Frank Garza and Aaron Olsen edited today’s episode, and Aaron Olsen also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.

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