Passage
1 Kings 18
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Glossary Term
Asherah
Proper name of a Canaanite goddess/her cult object; transliterated, requires a brief explanatory gloss.
1KI.18.19-40
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Glossary Term
Baal
CRITICAL: proper name of the Canaanite storm/fertility god, kept as a transliteration.
1KI.18.19-40
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Doctrine
Baal Worship
CRITICAL: Baal and Asherah worship, sponsored by Ahab and Jezebel, is the central religious conflict of 1 Kings 16-19; requires explicit explanation of what these cults represented (rival fertility/storm deities) since Spanish-speaking readers have no automatic cultural referent for this specific ancient Near Eastern religion, unlike the more familiar risk of generic idolatry.
1KI.18.19-40
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Glossary Term
Chariot
Standard term; chariots recur throughout the Kings narratives (battle, and later Elijah's ascension in 2 Kings).
1KI.18.1-46
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Doctrine
Elijah's Prophetic Ministry
Elijah must be clearly distinguished from a folk healer (curandero) or fortune-teller (adivino) common in Spanish-speaking folk religion -- he speaks God's actual word and confronts institutionalized false worship directly, not privately.
1KI.18.1-46
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Glossary Term
Fire From Heaven
The decisive sign at Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:38); standard phrase.
1KI.18.20-40
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Doctrine
Mount Carmel Contest
The contest's stated purpose (1 Kings 18:21, 37) is the exclusivity of the LORD as God -- 'the LORD, he is God' -- not merely a demonstration of superior power among comparable deities.
1KI.18.20-40
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Glossary Term
Prophet
Must be clearly distinguished from a folk healer (curandero) or fortune-teller (adivino) -- a biblical prophet speaks God's actual word, not intuited guidance or herbal/spiritual remedies.
1KI.18.1-46