1 Kings 18:1
And it lasted many days, when the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Achab; and I will give rain upon the face of the earth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Elijah went to show himself unto Achab; and the famine was grievous in Samaria.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4Then will I give you rains in their due season, and the earth shall yield her products, and the tree of the field shall yield its fruit.
1 Kings 17:1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gil'ad, unto Achab, As the Lord the God of Israel liveth, before whom I have stood, there shall not be in these years dew or rain, except according to my word.
1 Kings 17:15And she went and did according to the word of Elijah: and she, and he, and her household, did eat [many] days.
1 Kings 18:15Then said Elijah, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I have stood, surely today will I show myself unto him.
Isaiah 5:6And I will lay it quite waste; it shall not be pruned, nor hoed around; and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; and the clouds will I command that they send down no rain upon it.
Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the vanities of the nations those that bestow rain? or can the heavens give forth showers? Behold, thou art this, O Lord our God, and we will hope in thee; for thou hast done all these things.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:1
We left the prophet Elijah wrapt up in obscurity. It does not appear that either the increase of the provision or the raising of the child had caused him to be taken notice of at Zarephath, for then Ahab would have discovered him; he would rather do good than be known to do it. But in this chapter his appearance was as public as before his retirement was close; the days appointed for his concealment (which was part of the judgment upon Israel) being finished, he is now commanded to show himself to Ahab, and to… Read the whole commentary →