1 Kings 18:1 A long time passed. Then God’s word came to Elijah. The drought was now in its third year. The message: “Go and present yourself to Ahab; I’m about to make i...

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The Message - A long time passed. Then God’s word came to Elijah. The drought was now in its third year. The message: “Go and present yourself to Ahab; I’m about to make it rain on the country.” Elijah set out to present himself to Ahab. The drought in Samaria at the time was most severe.
新标点和合本 - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去，使亚哈得见你；我要降雨在地上。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 过了许多日子，到了第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚，说：“你去，让亚哈看见你，我要降雨在地面上。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 过了许多日子，到了第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚，说：“你去，让亚哈看见你，我要降雨在地面上。”
当代译本 - 旱灾持续了三年。一天，耶和华对以利亚说：“你去见亚哈。我要降雨在地上。”
圣经新译本 - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去在亚哈面前出现，我要降雨在地面上。”
中文标准译本 - 许多日子过去，到了第三年，耶和华的话语临到以利亚，说：“去让亚哈见到你，我将要在这地上赐下雨水。”
现代标点和合本 - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去，使亚哈得见你，我要降雨在地上。”
和合本（拼音版） - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去，使亚哈得见你，我要降雨在地上。”
New International Version - After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.”
New International Reader's Version - It was now three years since it had rained. A message came to Elijah from the Lord. He said, “Go. Speak to Ahab. Then I will send rain on the land.”
English Standard Version - After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.”
New Living Translation - Later on, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”
Christian Standard Bible - After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.”
New American Standard Bible - Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will provide rain on the face of the earth.”
New King James Version - And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”
Amplified Bible - Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.”
American Standard Version - And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the Lord told Elijah, “Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.”
World English Bible - After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”
新標點和合本 - 過了許久，到第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞說：「你去，使亞哈得見你；我要降雨在地上。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 過了許多日子，到了第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞，說：「你去，讓亞哈看見你，我要降雨在地面上。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 過了許多日子，到了第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞，說：「你去，讓亞哈看見你，我要降雨在地面上。」
當代譯本 - 旱災持續了三年。一天，耶和華對以利亞說：「你去見亞哈。我要降雨在地上。」
聖經新譯本 - 過了許久，到第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞說：“你去在亞哈面前出現，我要降雨在地面上。”
呂振中譯本 - 過了很多日子、永恆主的話在第三年又傳與以利亞、說：『你去，使亞哈看見你；我將要降雨在地上了。
中文標準譯本 - 許多日子過去，到了第三年，耶和華的話語臨到以利亞，說：「去讓亞哈見到你，我將要在這地上賜下雨水。」
現代標點和合本 - 過了許久，到第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞說：「你去，使亞哈得見你，我要降雨在地上。」
文理和合譯本 - 歷時既久、越至三年、耶和華諭以利亞曰、往見亞哈、我將降雨於地、
文理委辦譯本 - 撒馬利亞地歲大饑、越至三年、耶和華命以利亞、曰、我將降雨於斯土、汝可往見亞哈、以利亞遵命而行。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 歷時既久、至三年、主謂以利亞曰、可往使亞哈見爾、我將降雨於地、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Después de un largo tiempo, en el tercer año, la palabra del Señor vino a Elías y le dio este mensaje: «Ve y preséntate ante Acab, que voy a enviar lluvia sobre la tierra».
현대인의 성경 - 흉년이 든 지 3년 만에 여호와께서 엘리야에게 말씀하셨다. “너는 가 서 아합왕 앞에 나타나라. 내가 다시 이 땅에 비를 내리겠다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Илии было слово Господа: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
Восточный перевод - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Ильясу было слово Вечного: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Ильясу было слово Вечного: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Ильёсу было слово Вечного: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Bien des jours s’écoulèrent. Au cours de la troisième année de sécheresse, l’Eternel adressa la parole à Elie en ces termes : Va trouver Achab, et je ferai pleuvoir sur ce pays.
リビングバイブル - それから三年後、主はエリヤに、「アハブ王に会って、『やがて雨を降らせる』と伝えよ」と言いました。
Nova Versão Internacional - Depois de um longo tempo, no terceiro ano da seca, a palavra do Senhor veio a Elias: “Vá apresentar-se a Acabe, pois enviarei chuva sobre a terra”.
Hoffnung für alle - Wochen und Monate vergingen. Nach mehr als zwei Jahren sagte der Herr zu Elia: »Geh jetzt und zeig dich Ahab! Ich will es wieder regnen lassen.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ba năm sau, Chúa Hằng Hữu phán bảo Ê-li: “Hãy đi gặp A-háp và bảo rằng Ta sẽ cho mưa trở lại.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หลังจากนั้นเป็นเวลานาน พระดำรัสขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้ามาถึงเอลียาห์ในปีที่สามว่า “จงไปแสดงตัวต่ออาหับ เราจะให้ฝนตกลงมา”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - หลายวันต่อมา พระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวผ่านเอลียาห์ในปีที่สามว่า “จงไปแสดงตัวกับอาหับ และเราจะให้ฝนตกบนแผ่นดินโลก”

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1 Kings 18:15 - Elijah said, “As surely as God-of-the-Angel-Armies lives, and before whom I take my stand, I’ll meet with your master face-to-face this very day.”
1 Kings 18:16 - So Obadiah went straight to Ahab and told him. And Ahab went out to meet Elijah.
1 Kings 18:17 - The moment Ahab saw Elijah he said, “So it’s you, old troublemaker!” “It’s not I who has caused trouble in Israel,” said Elijah, “but you and your government—you’ve dumped God’s ways and commands and run off after the local gods, the Baals. Here’s what I want you to do: Assemble everyone in Israel at Mount Carmel. And make sure that the special pets of Jezebel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of the local gods, the Baals, and the four hundred prophets of the whore goddess Asherah, are there.”
1 Kings 18:20 - So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel.
1 Kings 18:21 - Elijah challenged the people: “How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!” Nobody said a word; nobody made a move.
1 Kings 18:22 - Then Elijah said, “I’m the only prophet of God left in Israel; and there are 450 prophets of Baal. Let the Baal prophets bring up two oxen; let them pick one, butcher it, and lay it out on an altar on firewood—but don’t ignite it. I’ll take the other ox, cut it up, and lay it on the wood. But neither will I light the fire. Then you pray to your gods and I’ll pray to God. The god who answers with fire will prove to be, in fact, God.” All the people agreed: “A good plan—do it!”
1 Kings 18:25 - Elijah told the Baal prophets, “Choose your ox and prepare it. You go first, you’re the majority. Then pray to your god, but don’t light the fire.”
1 Kings 18:26 - So they took the ox he had given them, prepared it for the altar, then prayed to Baal. They prayed all morning long, “O Baal, answer us!” But nothing happened—not so much as a whisper of breeze. Desperate, they jumped and stomped on the altar they had made.
1 Kings 18:27 - By noon, Elijah had started making fun of them, taunting, “Call a little louder—he is a god, after all. Maybe he’s off meditating somewhere or other, or maybe he’s gotten involved in a project, or maybe he’s on vacation. You don’t suppose he’s overslept, do you, and needs to be waked up?” They prayed louder and louder, cutting themselves with swords and knives—a ritual common to them—until they were covered with blood.
1 Kings 18:29 - This went on until well past noon. They used every religious trick and strategy they knew to make something happen on the altar, but nothing happened—not so much as a whisper, not a flicker of response.
1 Kings 18:30 - Then Elijah told the people, “Enough of that—it’s my turn. Gather around.” And they gathered. He then put the altar back together for by now it was in ruins. Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes of Jacob, the same Jacob to whom God had said, “From now on your name is Israel.” He built the stones into the altar in honor of God. Then Elijah dug a fairly wide trench around the altar. He laid firewood on the altar, cut up the ox, put it on the wood, and said, “Fill four buckets with water and drench both the ox and the firewood.” Then he said, “Do it again,” and they did it. Then he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time. The altar was drenched and the trench was filled with water.
1 Kings 18:36 - When it was time for the sacrifice to be offered, Elijah the prophet came up and prayed, “O God, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make it known right now that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I’m doing what I’m doing under your orders. Answer me, God; O answer me and reveal to this people that you are God, the true God, and that you are giving these people another chance at repentance.”
1 Kings 18:38 - Immediately the fire of God fell and burned up the offering, the wood, the stones, the dirt, and even the water in the trench.
1 Kings 18:39 - All the people saw it happen and fell on their faces in awed worship, exclaiming, “God is the true God! God is the true God!”
1 Kings 18:40 - Elijah told them, “Grab the Baal prophets! Don’t let one get away!” They grabbed them. Elijah had them taken down to the Brook Kishon and they massacred the lot.
Psalms 65:9 - Oh, visit the earth, ask her to join the dance! Deck her out in spring showers, fill the God-River with living water. Paint the wheat fields golden. Creation was made for this! Drench the plowed fields, soak the dirt clods With rainfall as harrow and rake bring her to blossom and fruit. Snow-crown the peaks with splendor, scatter rose petals down your paths, All through the wild meadows, rose petals. Set the hills to dancing, Dress the canyon walls with live sheep, a drape of flax across the valleys. Let them shout, and shout, and shout! Oh, oh, let them sing!
Amos 4:7 - “Yes, and I’m the One who stopped the rains three months short of harvest. I’d make it rain on one village but not on another. I’d make it rain on one field but not on another—and that one would dry up. People would stagger from village to village crazed for water and never quenching their thirst. But you never got thirsty for me. You ignored me.” God’s Decree.
1 Kings 17:7 - Eventually the brook dried up because of the drought. Then God spoke to him: “Get up and go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I’ve instructed a woman who lives there, a widow, to feed you.”
1 Kings 17:15 - And she went right off and did it, did just as Elijah asked. And it turned out as he said—daily food for her and her family. The jar of meal didn’t run out and the bottle of oil didn’t become empty: God’s promise fulfilled to the letter, exactly as Elijah had delivered it!
1 Kings 17:1 - And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise.”

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The Message - A long time passed. Then God’s word came to Elijah. The drought was now in its third year. The message: “Go and present yourself to Ahab; I’m about to make it rain on the country.” Elijah set out to present himself to Ahab. The drought in Samaria at the time was most severe.
新标点和合本 - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去，使亚哈得见你；我要降雨在地上。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 过了许多日子，到了第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚，说：“你去，让亚哈看见你，我要降雨在地面上。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 过了许多日子，到了第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚，说：“你去，让亚哈看见你，我要降雨在地面上。”
当代译本 - 旱灾持续了三年。一天，耶和华对以利亚说：“你去见亚哈。我要降雨在地上。”
圣经新译本 - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去在亚哈面前出现，我要降雨在地面上。”
中文标准译本 - 许多日子过去，到了第三年，耶和华的话语临到以利亚，说：“去让亚哈见到你，我将要在这地上赐下雨水。”
现代标点和合本 - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去，使亚哈得见你，我要降雨在地上。”
和合本（拼音版） - 过了许久，到第三年，耶和华的话临到以利亚说：“你去，使亚哈得见你，我要降雨在地上。”
New International Version - After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.”
New International Reader's Version - It was now three years since it had rained. A message came to Elijah from the Lord. He said, “Go. Speak to Ahab. Then I will send rain on the land.”
English Standard Version - After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.”
New Living Translation - Later on, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”
Christian Standard Bible - After a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year: “Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land.”
New American Standard Bible - Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will provide rain on the face of the earth.”
New King James Version - And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”
Amplified Bible - Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.”
American Standard Version - And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the Lord told Elijah, “Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.”
World English Bible - After many days, Yahweh’s word came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain on the earth.”
新標點和合本 - 過了許久，到第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞說：「你去，使亞哈得見你；我要降雨在地上。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 過了許多日子，到了第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞，說：「你去，讓亞哈看見你，我要降雨在地面上。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 過了許多日子，到了第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞，說：「你去，讓亞哈看見你，我要降雨在地面上。」
當代譯本 - 旱災持續了三年。一天，耶和華對以利亞說：「你去見亞哈。我要降雨在地上。」
聖經新譯本 - 過了許久，到第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞說：“你去在亞哈面前出現，我要降雨在地面上。”
呂振中譯本 - 過了很多日子、永恆主的話在第三年又傳與以利亞、說：『你去，使亞哈看見你；我將要降雨在地上了。
中文標準譯本 - 許多日子過去，到了第三年，耶和華的話語臨到以利亞，說：「去讓亞哈見到你，我將要在這地上賜下雨水。」
現代標點和合本 - 過了許久，到第三年，耶和華的話臨到以利亞說：「你去，使亞哈得見你，我要降雨在地上。」
文理和合譯本 - 歷時既久、越至三年、耶和華諭以利亞曰、往見亞哈、我將降雨於地、
文理委辦譯本 - 撒馬利亞地歲大饑、越至三年、耶和華命以利亞、曰、我將降雨於斯土、汝可往見亞哈、以利亞遵命而行。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 歷時既久、至三年、主謂以利亞曰、可往使亞哈見爾、我將降雨於地、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Después de un largo tiempo, en el tercer año, la palabra del Señor vino a Elías y le dio este mensaje: «Ve y preséntate ante Acab, que voy a enviar lluvia sobre la tierra».
현대인의 성경 - 흉년이 든 지 3년 만에 여호와께서 엘리야에게 말씀하셨다. “너는 가 서 아합왕 앞에 나타나라. 내가 다시 이 땅에 비를 내리겠다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Илии было слово Господа: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
Восточный перевод - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Ильясу было слово Вечного: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Ильясу было слово Вечного: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Спустя долгое время, на третьем году засухи, к Ильёсу было слово Вечного: – Иди и предстань перед Ахавом, и Я пошлю на землю дождь.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Bien des jours s’écoulèrent. Au cours de la troisième année de sécheresse, l’Eternel adressa la parole à Elie en ces termes : Va trouver Achab, et je ferai pleuvoir sur ce pays.
リビングバイブル - それから三年後、主はエリヤに、「アハブ王に会って、『やがて雨を降らせる』と伝えよ」と言いました。
Nova Versão Internacional - Depois de um longo tempo, no terceiro ano da seca, a palavra do Senhor veio a Elias: “Vá apresentar-se a Acabe, pois enviarei chuva sobre a terra”.
Hoffnung für alle - Wochen und Monate vergingen. Nach mehr als zwei Jahren sagte der Herr zu Elia: »Geh jetzt und zeig dich Ahab! Ich will es wieder regnen lassen.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ba năm sau, Chúa Hằng Hữu phán bảo Ê-li: “Hãy đi gặp A-háp và bảo rằng Ta sẽ cho mưa trở lại.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - หลังจากนั้นเป็นเวลานาน พระดำรัสขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้ามาถึงเอลียาห์ในปีที่สามว่า “จงไปแสดงตัวต่ออาหับ เราจะให้ฝนตกลงมา”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - หลายวันต่อมา พระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวผ่านเอลียาห์ในปีที่สามว่า “จงไปแสดงตัวกับอาหับ และเราจะให้ฝนตกบนแผ่นดินโลก”

1 Kings 18:15 - Elijah said, “As surely as God-of-the-Angel-Armies lives, and before whom I take my stand, I’ll meet with your master face-to-face this very day.”
1 Kings 18:16 - So Obadiah went straight to Ahab and told him. And Ahab went out to meet Elijah.
1 Kings 18:17 - The moment Ahab saw Elijah he said, “So it’s you, old troublemaker!” “It’s not I who has caused trouble in Israel,” said Elijah, “but you and your government—you’ve dumped God’s ways and commands and run off after the local gods, the Baals. Here’s what I want you to do: Assemble everyone in Israel at Mount Carmel. And make sure that the special pets of Jezebel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of the local gods, the Baals, and the four hundred prophets of the whore goddess Asherah, are there.”
1 Kings 18:20 - So Ahab summoned everyone in Israel, particularly the prophets, to Mount Carmel.
1 Kings 18:21 - Elijah challenged the people: “How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!” Nobody said a word; nobody made a move.
1 Kings 18:22 - Then Elijah said, “I’m the only prophet of God left in Israel; and there are 450 prophets of Baal. Let the Baal prophets bring up two oxen; let them pick one, butcher it, and lay it out on an altar on firewood—but don’t ignite it. I’ll take the other ox, cut it up, and lay it on the wood. But neither will I light the fire. Then you pray to your gods and I’ll pray to God. The god who answers with fire will prove to be, in fact, God.” All the people agreed: “A good plan—do it!”
1 Kings 18:25 - Elijah told the Baal prophets, “Choose your ox and prepare it. You go first, you’re the majority. Then pray to your god, but don’t light the fire.”
1 Kings 18:26 - So they took the ox he had given them, prepared it for the altar, then prayed to Baal. They prayed all morning long, “O Baal, answer us!” But nothing happened—not so much as a whisper of breeze. Desperate, they jumped and stomped on the altar they had made.
1 Kings 18:27 - By noon, Elijah had started making fun of them, taunting, “Call a little louder—he is a god, after all. Maybe he’s off meditating somewhere or other, or maybe he’s gotten involved in a project, or maybe he’s on vacation. You don’t suppose he’s overslept, do you, and needs to be waked up?” They prayed louder and louder, cutting themselves with swords and knives—a ritual common to them—until they were covered with blood.
1 Kings 18:29 - This went on until well past noon. They used every religious trick and strategy they knew to make something happen on the altar, but nothing happened—not so much as a whisper, not a flicker of response.
1 Kings 18:30 - Then Elijah told the people, “Enough of that—it’s my turn. Gather around.” And they gathered. He then put the altar back together for by now it was in ruins. Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes of Jacob, the same Jacob to whom God had said, “From now on your name is Israel.” He built the stones into the altar in honor of God. Then Elijah dug a fairly wide trench around the altar. He laid firewood on the altar, cut up the ox, put it on the wood, and said, “Fill four buckets with water and drench both the ox and the firewood.” Then he said, “Do it again,” and they did it. Then he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time. The altar was drenched and the trench was filled with water.
1 Kings 18:36 - When it was time for the sacrifice to be offered, Elijah the prophet came up and prayed, “O God, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make it known right now that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I’m doing what I’m doing under your orders. Answer me, God; O answer me and reveal to this people that you are God, the true God, and that you are giving these people another chance at repentance.”
1 Kings 18:38 - Immediately the fire of God fell and burned up the offering, the wood, the stones, the dirt, and even the water in the trench.
1 Kings 18:39 - All the people saw it happen and fell on their faces in awed worship, exclaiming, “God is the true God! God is the true God!”
1 Kings 18:40 - Elijah told them, “Grab the Baal prophets! Don’t let one get away!” They grabbed them. Elijah had them taken down to the Brook Kishon and they massacred the lot.
Psalms 65:9 - Oh, visit the earth, ask her to join the dance! Deck her out in spring showers, fill the God-River with living water. Paint the wheat fields golden. Creation was made for this! Drench the plowed fields, soak the dirt clods With rainfall as harrow and rake bring her to blossom and fruit. Snow-crown the peaks with splendor, scatter rose petals down your paths, All through the wild meadows, rose petals. Set the hills to dancing, Dress the canyon walls with live sheep, a drape of flax across the valleys. Let them shout, and shout, and shout! Oh, oh, let them sing!
Amos 4:7 - “Yes, and I’m the One who stopped the rains three months short of harvest. I’d make it rain on one village but not on another. I’d make it rain on one field but not on another—and that one would dry up. People would stagger from village to village crazed for water and never quenching their thirst. But you never got thirsty for me. You ignored me.” God’s Decree.
1 Kings 17:7 - Eventually the brook dried up because of the drought. Then God spoke to him: “Get up and go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I’ve instructed a woman who lives there, a widow, to feed you.”
1 Kings 17:15 - And she went right off and did it, did just as Elijah asked. And it turned out as he said—daily food for her and her family. The jar of meal didn’t run out and the bottle of oil didn’t become empty: God’s promise fulfilled to the letter, exactly as Elijah had delivered it!
1 Kings 17:1 - And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: “As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise.”