Question: Elijah said as my word no rain for three years and six months and so it was so. What made Elijah say so?
Google: The first appearance of Elijah we read of is in the 17th Chapter of 1st Kings, when he came before the king and said, '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'.
Comment: The story of Elijah can be a comfort and an encouragement to us. Being a strong person of God does not mean that we will never feel discouraged, but rather, it means looking to God when faced with adversity. Elijah felt alone, and didn't understand God's plan, but he still searched God out.
Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the Earth began to yield its crops.
Elijah was an exceptional man, with great trust in God. In 1Kings 17:8–16 we see that faith in prayer action, which produced food for survival for himself and the “widow and her son”.
In vs.17–24, Elijah in prayer and action revives the widow’s son from death!
In prophecy, we know that Elijah has a function for Almighty God in the last days of this Age, Malachi 4:5!
See: ELIJAH (Comment).
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