Elijah and the Prophets of Baal Coloring Pages

Color the Mount Carmel story in order

These Elijah and the prophets of Baal coloring pages follow 1 Kings 18:17-39. Six scenes take children through the gathering, the prophets' unanswered calls, Elijah's repaired altar, the water, his prayer and the people's response when God answers.

The sequence helps make the order clear. Elijah repairs the Lord's altar using twelve stones. Water is poured over the offering and wood three times before he prays. The final picture shows the fire and the people bowing down. The small groups in the drawings represent the much larger gathering described in the passage.

What the pictures help children notice

Compare the altar scene before Elijah prays with the final sheet. The story attributes the answer to the Lord, not to Elijah having a special power. The earlier pictures deliberately show no fire. Read the caption beside each design and use its Bible Gateway link to explore the relevant verses together.

The altar illustrations simplify the offering and omit graphic animal details. The passage also describes the prophets hurting themselves; that action is not illustrated. These are selected scenes for a family coloring activity, not drawings of every event in the chapter.

Questions to ask while coloring

• What question does Elijah ask the people?
• Why are there twelve stones in the account?
• What happens before Elijah prays?
• What do the people acknowledge after the fire falls?

Let children retell the sequence using their finished sheets. You can spread the activity across several sessions rather than asking everyone to complete all six at once. Some backgrounds have smaller spaces, so help younger children choose a comfortable design.

Using this collection with a group

Read the passage before teaching so you can decide how to explain its difficult details. The collection ends at the people's acknowledgment in verse 39; later events in the chapter are outside this six-scene sequence. Character appearances and the simplified landscape are artistic interpretations.

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Download and print

Each design is a one-page A4 PDF. The complete PDF contains all six designs in story order; the ZIP contains the individual PDFs, complete PDF and a read-me. The ZIP does not contain extra designs. WebP images are lightweight screen previews. Print the PDFs in portrait on A4, or select Fit to page for US Letter and check the print preview.

You may print copies for your home, classroom or church group. Share this article link rather than redistributing the files, and do not resell the artwork. These original AI-assisted cartoon illustrations were reviewed for this collection.