And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. The Child's companion - Page 2021852Full view - About this book
| Joseph Hall - 1837 - 644 pages
...the service. The first word, that we hear from Elijah, is an oath, and a threat to Ahab, to Israel ; As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,...dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. He comes in like a tempest, who went out in a whirlwind. Doubtless, he had spoken fair and peaceable... | |
| Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...CHAPTER XVII. 1. AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unlo Ahab, Jls the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,...dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2. And the. word of the LORD cams unto him, say <ng, 3. Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and... | |
| 1837 - 324 pages
...1 KINGS 17: 1. And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Qilead, said unto Ahab, ,-if the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,...dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. — 8. And the word of the LORD came unto him saying, arise, get thee to Zarepbath, which beloHgeth... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1837 - 644 pages
...service. The first word, that we hear from Elijah, is an oath, and a threat to Ahab, to Israel ; As thr Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there...dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. He comes in like a tempest, who went out in a whirlwind. Doubtless, he had spoken fair and peaceable... | |
| 1837 - 328 pages
...thee. 1 KINGS 17: 1. And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, Jls the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand; there shall not be dew nor rain these years, hut according to my word. — 8. And the word of the LORD came unto him saying, arise, get thee to... | |
| 1837 - 850 pages
...(jilead, said unto Ahab, • As- the Petfet- l2- LORD God of Israel liveth, « before whom I stand, d there shall not be dew nor rain • these years, -but according to my word. 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get theè hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1837 - 600 pages
...there, remained still entire and undemolished, and were put to that unwarrantable use. XVII. 1. Tliere shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. There shall not be dew or rain, for the space of these throe years, and more, that this drought may... | |
| William Willcocks Sleigh - 1837 - 454 pages
...an unwelcome message from the Lord to Ahab, king of Israel, and threatening a drought upon the land. "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall neither be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word." Having delivered this awful prediction,... | |
| Bernhard Jacobi - 1838 - 252 pages
...them to the service of the living God. In order to give them a sign of his Divine mission, he said, " As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,...dew nor rain these years, but according to my word," 1 Kings xvii. 1 ; and it rained not three years and six months. And when the people, alarmed by this... | |
| 1838 - 844 pages
...impostors and the miracles wrought by the prophets. Thus Elijah the Tishbite said to the idolatrous Ahab, " As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,...dew nor rain these years, but according to my word." (1 King* xvii. 1.) And again, the same prophet, when there was no indication of change in the heavens,... | |
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