Elijah knew that Jehovah was not some mythical nature god, such as Baal, who was hailed by his deluded worshippers as the “Rider of the Clouds, ” or bringer of rains.
پرستندگان فریب‌خوردهٔ بَعْل ،‏ خدایشان را خدایی « سوار بر ابرها » یا آورندهٔ باران تصوّر می‌کردند .‏