1 Kings 17:1

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And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

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  • Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no rain; and there was no rain on the earth for three years and six months.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 22:14 : 14 And Micaiah said, By the living Lord, whatever the Lord says to me I will say.
  • 2 Kgs 3:14 : 14 Then Elisha said, By the life of the Lord of armies whose servant I am, if it was not for the respect I have for Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, I would not give a look at you, or see you.
  • Luke 4:25-26 : 25 Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land; 26 But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
  • Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.
  • Judg 12:4 : 4 Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.
  • 1 Kgs 18:1 : 1 Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.
  • Rom 11:2 : 2 God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,
  • 1 Kgs 18:10 : 10 By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.
  • 1 Kgs 18:15 : 15 And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.
  • Luke 1:19 : 19 And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
  • Rev 11:6 : 6 These have the power to keep the heaven shut, so that there may be no rain in the days when they are prophets: and they have power over the waters to make them into blood, and to send every sort of disease on the earth as their pleasure is.
  • Luke 9:30 : 30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;
  • Luke 9:33 : 33 And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.
  • Luke 9:54 : 54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.
  • John 1:21 : 21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.
  • John 1:25 : 25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
  • Acts 27:23 : 23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,
  • 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.
  • Isa 49:18 : 18 Let your eyes be lifted up round about, and see: they are all coming together to you. By my life, says the Lord, truly you will put them all on you as an ornament, and be clothed with them like a bride.
  • Jer 15:19 : 19 For this cause the Lord has said, If you will come back, then I will again let you take your place before me; and if you give out what is of value and not that which has no value, you will be as my mouth: let them come back to you, but do not go back to them.
  • Matt 7:29 : 29 for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
  • Matt 11:14 : 14 And if you are able to see it, this is Elijah who was to come.
  • Matt 16:14 : 14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
  • Matt 27:47 : 47 And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.
  • Matt 27:49 : 49 And the rest said, Let him be; let us see if Elijah will come to his help.

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    1 Now after a long time, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go and let Ahab see you, so that I may send rain on the earth.

    2 So Elijah went to let Ahab see him. Now there was no food to be had in Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 18:14-18
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    14 And now you say, Go and say to your Lord, Elijah is here; and he will put me to death.

    15 And Elijah said, By the life of the Lord of armies, whose servant I am, I will certainly let him see me today.

    16 So Obadiah went to Ahab and gave him the news; and Ahab went to see Elijah.

    17 And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?

    18 Then he said in answer, I have not been troubling Israel, but you and your family; because, turning away from the orders of the Lord, you have gone after the Baals.

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
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    28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

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    41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, Up! take food and drink, for there is a sound of much rain.

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    7 Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.

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    17 Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no rain; and there was no rain on the earth for three years and six months.

    18 And he made another prayer, and the heaven sent down rain and the earth gave her fruit.

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    14 For this is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: The store of meal will not come to an end, and the bottle will never be without oil, till the day when the Lord sends rain on the earth.

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    35 And the water went all round the altar, till the drain was full.

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    14 Then Elisha said, By the life of the Lord of armies whose servant I am, if it was not for the respect I have for Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, I would not give a look at you, or see you.

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    10 By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you.

    11 And now you say, Go, say to your lord, Elijah is here.

    12 And straight away, when I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will take you away, I have no idea where, so that when I come and give word to Ahab, and he sees you not, he will put me to death: though I, your servant, have been a worshipper of the Lord from my earliest years.

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    45 And after a very little time, the heaven became black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab went in his carriage to Jezreel.

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    6 Then Elijah said to him, Come no farther, for the Lord has sent me to Jordan. But he said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went on together.

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    5 So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

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    16 The store of meal did not come to an end, and the bottle was never without oil, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah.