And when they should offer the euening sacrifice, Eliiah the Prophet came, and sayd, Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and of Israel, let it be knowen this day, that thou art the God of Israel, and that I am thy seruant, and that I haue done all these things at thy commandement.
1 Kings 18:34 And said, Fill foure barrels with water, and powre it on the burnt offring and on the wood. Againe he said, Doe so againe. And they did so the second time. And he sayde, Doe it the third time. And they did it the third time.
1 Kings 18:35 And the water ran round about the altar: and he filled the ditch with water also.
1 Kings 18:36 And when they should offer the euening sacrifice, Eliiah the Prophet came, and sayd, Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and of Israel, let it be knowen this day, that thou art the God of Israel, and that I am thy seruant, and that I haue done all these things at thy commandement.
1 Kings 18:37 Heare me, O Lord, heare me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart againe at the last.
1 Kings 18:38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt offring, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked vp the water that was in the ditche.
The verse centers on "should", "offer", "euening", "sacrifice", "eliiah", "prophet", "came", and "sayd". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "should" and "offer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And the water ran round about the..." into verse 37's "Heare me O Lord heare me and...", so "should" and "offer" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "should" and "offer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.