1 Kings 18:1
And it came to pass, after many days, that, the word of Yahweh, came unto Elijah, in the third year, saying,—Go, shew thyself unto Ahab, that I may send rain upon the face of the ground.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Elijah went, to show himself unto Ahab. Now, the famine, was severe in Samaria.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4Then will I give your rains in their season,—And the land shall yield her increase, And, the trees of the field, shall yield their fruit.
1 Kings 17:1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,—save at the bidding of my word.
1 Kings 17:15So she went and made ready, according to the word of Elijah,—and did eat, she, and he, and her house, [certain] days:
1 Kings 18:15Then said Elijah—By the life of Yahweh of hosts, before whom I stand, to-day, will I show myself unto him.
Isaiah 5:6And I will make it a waste;—It shall be neither pruned nor hoed, But there shall come up briars and thorns,—And upon the clouds, will I lay a charge, That they rain thereon no rain.
Jeremiah 14:22Are there, among the vanities of the nations senders of rain? Or can, the heavens themselves, give myriad drops? Art not, thou, he, O Yahweh our God? Therefore will we wait for thee, For, thou, hast made all these.
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 →