Elijah, Obadiah and the Bull on Mount Carmel

Elijah’s offering on mount Carmel suggests a chronological story. This article explores.

Background

It appears that most, maybe all, of Elijah and Elisha’s miracles are performed so as to indicate some story though out world history. This particular one is easy to spot because it links chronologically with other stories in the Bible.

The story begins in the "third year"1 which is prophetically the 3rd year of the exile. That third year began about 110 AD, and ended about 470 AD. The story says that the famine in Samaria was severe, and this reference picks up a link to the choice of a 3 year famine offered David by the destroying angel. This pegs the starting epoch for this report as 1849/1/15 FE, the same period that ends David’s famine choice.

This story also includes a reference to the two sets of 50 prophets, that Obadiah had hidden in caves. This is a "double 50" reference and is a key that the story is indicating the United States in some way or another. This 50 year prophetic interval is mapped exactly to the same 50 year interval mentioned in David’s story at Second Samuel 24:24.

Elijah on Carmel
Epoch of 1849/1/15 FE, from story in Second Samuel 24
Tue	11349/1/15 AA	12 Jan 360 NS	11 Jan 1113 AUC	AAN: 4139715
Tue	1849/1/15 FE	11 Jan 359 OS	11 Jan 360 AD	JDN: 1852558
50 years later 2 caves each had 502
Sun	11399/1/15 AA	20 Dec 409 NS	19 Dec 1162 AUC	AAN: 4157955
Sun	1899/1/15 FE	19 Dec 409 OS	19 Dec 409 AD	JDN: 1870798
50 years later again, for second cave
Fri	11449/1/15 AA	28 Nov 459 NS	27 Nov 1212 AUC	AAN: 4176195
Fri	1949/1/15 FE	27 Nov 459 OS	27 Nov 459 AD	JDN: 1889038
450 years later, 1/year for each prophet of Baal3
Mon	11899/1/15 AA	13 May 909 NS	8 May 1662 AUC	AAN: 4340355
Mon	2399/1/15 FE	8 May 909 OS	8 May 909 AD	JDN: 2053198
400 years alter, 1/year for each prophet of Asherah4
Sat	12299/1/15 AA	17 Nov 1308 NS	9 Nov 2061 AUC	AAN: 4486275
Sat	2799/1/15 FE	9 Nov 1308 OS	9 Nov 1308 AD	JDN: 2199118
450 years later, 1/year for each prophet of Baal, again.5
Tue	12749/1/15 AA	2 May 1758 NS	21 Apr 2511 AUC	AAN: 4650435
Tue	3249/1/15 FE	21 Apr 1758 OS	21 Apr 1758 AD	JDN: 2363278
2 years later 1/year for each bull.6
Fri	12751/1/15 AA	20 Jun 1760 NS	9 Jun 2513 AUC	AAN: 4651215
Fri	3251/1/15 FE	9 Jun 1760 OS	9 Jun 1760 AD	JDN: 2364058
12 years later 1/year for each stone.7
Mon	12763/1/15 AA	18 May 1772 NS	7 May 2525 AUC	AAN: 4655565
Mon	3263/1/15 FE	7 May 1772 OS	7 May 1772 AD	JDN: 2368408
12 years later 1/year for each jar.8
Sat	12775/1/15 AA	15 May 1784 NS	4 May 2537 AUC	AAN: 4659945
Sat	3275/1/15 FE	4 May 1784 OS	4 May 1784 AD	JDN: 2372788

Meaning

This story links the fall of Rome to the rise of the United States.

Depending on choices with the last few numbers in this list the period in and around the formation of the nation is seen.

In the previous list, the June, 1760 date is essentially the same as the start of Manasseh’s seal, providing a second reference for this period in history.

By Phil Stone
Revised 12999-09-25 (2008-09-18)

1 First Kings 18:1
2 First Kings 18:4
3 First Kings 18:19
4 First Kings 18:19
5 First Kings 18:22
6 First Kings 18:23
7 First Kings 18:31
8 First Kings 18:33