1Kgs.18.1

1 Kings 18:1

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And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

Elijah’s Message to Ahab

Obadiah Meets Elijah

Cross References

Luke 4:25

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But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

The Rejection at Nazareth

Jesus’ Public Ministry

James 5:17

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Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

The Prayer of Faith

Exhortation

Deuteronomy 28:12

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The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

The Blessings of Obedience

1 Kings 8:36

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Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

1 Kings 17:1

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And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

The Ravens Feed Elijah

Elijah Predicts Drought

1 Kings 18:2

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And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.