How did Elijah pray before obtaining his request?

Answer

"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 fruit." James 5: 17, 18. See Rev. 11: 3-6.

What are the Scriptures able to do for one who believes them?
What is said of the strength and wisdom of God?
How did Jesus emphasize the necessity of conversion?
Through what was the original creation wrought?
Of what was the, blood of all the sacrifices of the former dispensation only a type?
How, then, did the Lord prove the people (verse 4) whether they would keep His law, or not?
6. In His reply, how did Christ indicate that neither the end of the world nor of the Jewish nation was immediately at hand ?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle