The Rainmaker
Little Angel! Little Johnny's new baby brother was screaming up a storm. Johnny asked his mom, “Where’d he come from?” “He came from heaven, Johnny.” Johnny responded: “Wow! I can see why they threw him out!” James 5:17, 18 - 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. 18. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 1 kings 18:41 to 46 Biblical Data: The name means "Yhwh is (my) God," and is a confession that its bearer defended Yhwh against the worshipers of Baal and of other gods. It has therefore been assumed that the prophet took this name himself Background of the passage 1 Kings 17-18 New King James Version (NKJV) Elijah Proclaims a Drought 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, ...