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Elijah was from Tishbe in the land of Gilead. He said to Ahab, "I serve the Lord. He is the God of Israel. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that there won't be any dew or rain on the whole land. There won't be any during the next few years. It won't come until I say so."
Reference
📍 Tishbe
People
Hebrew: ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: Gilʻâd
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼAchʼâb
Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Hebrew: ṭal
dew (as covering vegetation)
Greek: βροχή (brochḗ)
rain
Hebrew: geshem
a shower
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: mizʻâr
fewness; by implication, as superl. diminutiveness
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai)
to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare
Hebrew: mâlal
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Parallel theme
James 5:17
Revelation 11:6
Matthew 7:29
Luke 9:30
Luke 21:36
References Lord
Luke 1:17
1 Kings 22:14
2 Kings 3:14
Deuteronomy 10:8
Word
Romans 11:2
Verse Explanation
Elijah the prophet from Tishbe in Gilead suddenly appears before King Ahab and announces that there will be no dew or rain in Israel except according to his word. This declaration directly challenges Baal worship because Baal was considered by the surrounding nations to be the god of storms, rain, and fertility. Through Elijah, God demonstrates that He alone controls nature and provides life.
History
Approx. 870–860 BC. During the reign of Ahab, when Baal worship had become officially supported in Israel.