 | Abner Kneeland - 1823 - 438 pages
...prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the land/or three years and six months: 18 and he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its produce. 19 Brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one turn him back to it; 20 let... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Theology - 1824 - 602 pages
...earnestly, that it might not rain, and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.' These great effects, it is to be remembered, were consequences of the prayers of a single man. After... | |
 | Jacob Catlin - Theology, Doctrinal - 1824 - 314 pages
...earnestly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth, by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit." Hearing the prayers of Elijah -was not the only instance, in ancient ages, of God's hearing and answering... | |
 | Martin Luther - Lutheran Church - 1824 - 588 pages
...earnestly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit," ver. 17, 18. And the scripture furnishes us with many prayers and examples of this kind for our encouragement... | |
 | Christian life - 1869 - 346 pages
...earnestly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the ipace of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit." And "whatsoeoer things were written aforetinae," says another apostle, " were written for our learning."... | |
 | Bible - 1824 - 462 pages
...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. 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him ; 20 Let him know, that he which... | |
 | Christian life - 1877 - 350 pages
...earnestly that it might not rain ; and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the •earth brought forth fruit." And we might refer to other Old Testament worthies; also to the faithful who lived and prayed... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...hands, we have better instructions than M 3 the wisest philosophers of the heathen world. Elijah prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. In the uttermost part of the camp the people cried unto Moses ; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord,... | |
 | Christopher Benson - 1825 - 442 pages
...earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the earth, for the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit."" It was the same earth upon which both these events fell, and they fell upon it at the bidding of another.... | |
 | William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 572 pages
...arpaeiiú£<tTo, «ai ó шрдп; VIT» iítau, juti ñ yü iaxás-nüre т» хзря-w лип;. * And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth herfrtat. " And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink ; for tn«re is a sound of abundance... | |
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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. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her... 
