“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.”
Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years — the example of Elijah (1 Kings 17:1) establishes that the prophetic figure was 'like us' (homoiopathēs, of like nature) despite his extraordinary power. His prayer (proseuchē) that it would not rain brought about drought (ouk ebrexen, did not rain) lasting three and a half years (tribos), demonstrating that earnest prayer accomplishes cosmic effects. The passage invokes Elijah as precedent for the power of righteous prayer.
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