1 Kings 18 Quiz — Elijah on Mount Carmel — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on 1 kings 18 quiz — elijah on mount carmel, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 1 Kings 18:1 (KJV)
How long had the famine lasted when the word of the LORD came to Elijah?
Answer: Three years
Study note. And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year. (1 Kings 18:1)
Lesson 2 · 1 Kings 18:1 (KJV)
Who was the king of Israel at this time?
Answer: Ahab
Study note. Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. (1 Kings 18:1)
Lesson 3 · 1 Kings 18:3 (KJV)
Who was the governor of Ahab's house?
Answer: Obadiah
Study note. And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (1 Kings 18:3)
Lesson 4 · 1 Kings 18:4 (KJV)
What had Obadiah done for the LORD's prophets?
Answer: Hidden fifty prophets in a cave
Study note. Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water. (1 Kings 18:4)
Lesson 5 · 1 Kings 18:19 (KJV)
How many prophets of Baal were gathered to Mount Carmel?
Answer: Four hundred and fifty
Study note. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty. (1 Kings 18:19)
Lesson 6 · 1 Kings 18:19 (KJV)
How many prophets of the groves ate at Jezebel's table?
Answer: Four hundred and fifty
Study note. And the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. (1 Kings 18:19)
Lesson 7 · 1 Kings 18:35 (KJV)
What did Elijah pour on the altar and sacrifice?
Answer: Water
Study note. And he filled the trench also with water. (1 Kings 18:35) — Elijah had water poured three times over the offering.
Lesson 8 · 1 Kings 18:38 (KJV)
What did Elijah ask God to do to show He is the LORD?
Answer: Let fire fall from heaven
Study note. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God... Then the fire of the LORD fell. (1 Kings 18:37-38)
Lesson 9 · 1 Kings 18:38 (KJV)
What did the fire of the LORD consume?
Answer: The wood, stones, dust, and licked up the water
Study note. Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. (1 Kings 18:38)
Lesson 10 · 1 Kings 18:40 (KJV)
Where did Elijah slay the prophets of Baal?
Answer: At the brook Kishon
Study note. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. (1 Kings 18:40)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does 1 kings 18 quiz — elijah on mount carmel point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?