18:21 Bold Advocacy Taking God into the public arena in order to expose false gods requires moral courage and spiritual confidence. In this chapter, Elijah the storyteller explained the action to come (18:21-25); Elijah the mocker taunted the prophets of Baal (18:26-28); Elijah the victor demonstrated the supremacy of his God (18:30-38); and then Elijah the executioner removed the leading figures of false religion (18:39-40). That’s godly boldness in action.