“And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops — the reversal through renewed prayer shows that Elijah's intercession equally controlled the restoration of rain (hyetos) and the earth's fertility (hē gē eblamyssen ton karpon, the earth sprouted/produced its fruit). The parallel structure ('he prayed... it did not rain' / 'he prayed... the heavens gave rain') shows Elijah's prayers as directly causal. The example demonstrates that prayer, when offered in alignment with God's will, possesses extraordinary efficacy.
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