Now she was something else, and women have not jumped at the chance to name their daughters Jezebel since her name. The historical occasion of our text finds Elijah fed up with the Israeli defection toward his idolatrous worship of Baal. Elijah thought it was time for some kind of showdown. So he sent word to the king and the prophets of Baal, which numbered 450, to meet him at the foot of Mount Carmel at a given time. Now the duel was to be between Elijah and the prophets of Baal.
People can only stand so much preaching, and then it gets confusing.
Of course it never gets confusing if you only hear superficially, but if you listen carefully to a steady stream of different preachers one does get a little confused, especially when their preaching does not line up with the Word of God. The moral here is that when preaching abounds turn your ear down low. Elijah was angry with the people because they were guilty of following the preachers of Baal. After the prophets of Baal arrived at the party they were more than likely in a festive mood or got in one soon after they convened. When you get a whole conference of preachers together, a lot of fellows get carried away.