Where the Fathers quote 3 Kingdoms (1 Kings) 18

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Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…t the prophet, by breathing, did not create another soul, but brought back that which had departed from the body. CAP. XVIII Abi, et ostende te Achabo (III Reg. XVIII, 1). God, who loves mankind, seeing the hu… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1171…court official of Ahab when Jezebel was committing murders, is said to have hidden the sons of the prophets by fifties in two caves, whom he also fed (III Kings XVIII, 4). But if here any person is discovered to have hidden even… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:605…e Lord lives, there is no place or nation where my lord the king has not sent to seek you; and he almost burned up his kingdom, and did not find you" (3 Kings 18. 10)—meaning, instead of "all those governed by him," he burned… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…ought him who had obstructed the heaven, that he might loosen it, or that he might kill him if he did not comply. And the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee (III Reg. XVIII, 12). These are the words of a man meditati… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:19…omius says: "Are you that Amphilochius, the servant of God?" And he says: "I am Amphilochius the sinner." Eunomius said: "Why then do you subvert Israel?" (Cf. 3 Reg. xviii, 17.) Amphilochius said: "It is not I who s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:99B…he saw the king coming toward him; and when the king said, "Why do you pervert Israel?" "I do not pervert Israel," he said, "but you and your father’s house" (III Reg. XVIII, 17, 18). Truly, the just man is confident… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:731…ce of God which is kind toward men. But what to that Achab? "Are you he who perverts Israel?" He replied, "No, but you, and the house of your father" (3 Kings 18:17-18). Have you seen the freedom of speech of the prophet, how h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:737D…s Elias: he saw the king coming toward him, and when he said, Why do you divert Israel? I will not divert, he says, but you and the house of your father (3 Reg. 18:17). Truly, the just man is confident as a… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:239B…t stand." 3 Reg. XIV, 6. — "And it was so, when Achia heard the sound of the feet, he said: Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam. I am a hard messenger to thee." 3 Reg. XVIII, 17. — "And Achab said to Elias: Art thou h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:787…se: that one rebuked Ahab, the king of the Jews, and Jezebel his wife: "You are the one," he said, "who subverts Israel and the house of your father" (3 Kings 18:18): so too John Herode and Herodias: "It is not lawful for yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:217…not boldness. Elijah also used insulting language, but it was boldness and courage: “I have not troubled the people, but you and your father’s house” (3 Kings 18:18). Elijah spoke freely again to the whole populace, saying:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:137…thy brother Philip's wife" (Mark VI, 18); but Elijah said to Ahab with freedom of speech, "I do not pervert Israel, but thou and thy father’s house" (3 Kings XVIII, 18). You see that poverty creates more freedom of speech? For… Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1141A…in a gentle voice to them: "Observe what is written in the prophet Elijah to Ahab: 'I do not turn [things] upside down, but you and the house of your father' (III Reg. xviii, 18). For indeed, it is not I who turn [thi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:325…h the same boldness. For the one was saying: "You brood of vipers!" (Matt. 3:7); the other was saying: "How long will you limp with both your knees?" (3 Kings 18:21). And the one was saying: "You have murdered and you have i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:139…an an irrational impulse; and nothing irrational can accomplish anything rational. Yet Elijah said, "How long will you limp with both your legs?" (3 Kings 18:21), and he was not angry. Phinehas likewise slew [the proflig… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:571D…ed in hearts" (Acts 7. 51). Thus also Elias, with the armies present, and the king, and the whole people, said: "How long will you halt between two opinions?" (3 Reg. 18. 21). But we adulate all, and serve them wi… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…These are the words of a man meditating on divine things and knowing the power and virtue of the divine Spirit. How long will you halt between two opinions? (III Reg. XVIII, 21). For they were worshipping God and ser… Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 107:273A…y to them: “How long will you limp between two opinions? If Baal is God, follow after him; but if this table of Jezebel is God, vomit up what you have eaten.” ⟦3 Reg. xviii, 21⟧ Furthermore, having clearly exposed t… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:605…faithful even to them, according to the saying, "How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him" (3 Kings XVIII, 21). When I show her thus behaving shamefully, they will not b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:733…same: and invoke [the name] of your gods, and I [will invoke] the name of my God; and it shall be that the God who shall answer with fire, He is the true God (3 Reg. 18.23, 24)." Then the priests of the infamous… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1013A…atever is in that censer, purifying it. And the adversaries, the priests of Baal, will fear and flee from your sight, as from the sight of the prophet Elias ⟦ III Reg. xviii, 25 sqq.⟧. Then you shall see the man emerg… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:191…wills; and because of this, by necessity, does he also have three natures? But there was no voice, nor was there any hearing, as the great prophet Elijah says (III Reg. XVIII, 26), refuting the wicked priests and pseud… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:709…l shouted to their gods for the sake of burning sacrificial offerings, Elias, mocking them, said: Shout, shout loudly; perhaps your gods are sleeping (3 Kings 18:27). So also, a man who continues his prayer with a long disco… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1805…on of the same comparison. Col. 430 A 3. Upon the segments. Not as the interpreter, upon the wood. For though the Hebrew word in that place, III Kings XVIII, 33, and often elsewhere in Scripture, is translated xylon or… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:429A…r the burnt offering and over the wood." And he said: "Do it a second time," and they did it a second time; "Do it a third time," and they did it a third time (III Reg. xviii, 34). By this the discourse shows that thro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:733…ut descends. He filled, therefore, the altar, and prays, saying, "Hear me, O Lord, with fire this day; as Thou hast heard me in water, so hear me also in fire (3 Reg. 18.37)." And behold, at his calling, in haste… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1101…you should cite Phinehas and Elias a thousand times." Regarding the zeal of Phinehas, it is in Numbers chapter xxv, 7. Regarding Elias, it is read in 3 Kings xviii, 40, that he ordered four hundred and fifty vain priests to be… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:291C…was clear on the summit of Carmel, he heard the "voice of many waters," and then there followed the coming of thunder from the clouds and the flowing of water (III Reg. xviii, 42). The Lord, therefore, is upon many wat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:455B…ple, and snatched away the sacrifice from the altar. Again, when all were pining away from famine, rain was sent down, and it produced a great bounty of crops (3 Reg. 18:45). These are great and marvelous things,…