Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
As the lord god
Before whom
Dew nor rain
General references
Bible References
As the lord god
1 Kings 22:14
Micaiah answered: By the living God Jehovah I promise that I will say what he tells me to say!
2 Kings 3:14
Elisha answered: By the living God Jehovah, whom I serve, I swear that I would have nothing to do with you if I did not respect your ally, King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
2 Kings 5:16
Elisha the prophet answered: By the living God Jehovah whom I serve, I swear that I will not accept a gift. Naaman insisted that he accept it, but he would not.
Isaiah 49:18
Lift up your eyes and look around for they all gather together and come to you. As I live, declares Jehovah, you will certainly wear them like jewels and bind them on like a bride does.
Matthew 7:29
He taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
Luke 1:17
He will go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness. This will make ready a people whose hearts have been directed to Jehovah (YHWH). (Malachi 3:1)
Before whom
Deuteronomy 10:8
Jehovah then set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the covenant of Jehovah. They were to stand before Jehovah to serve and pronounce blessings in his name until this day.
Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore Jehovah says: If you return I will restore you. You will stand before me. If you extract the precious from the worthless, you will become my spokesman. They for their part may turn to you. But you must not turn to them.
Luke 1:19
The angel answered: I am Gabriel, whose place is before God. I have been sent to give you this good news.
Luke 21:36
Be on the watch all the time. Pray for the strength to escape all these things in order to stand before the Son of man.
Acts 27:23
Last night an angel of the God of whom I serve stood beside me.
Dew nor rain
Luke 4:25
I tell you truth. There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah. There was no rain from heaven three years and six months. There came a great famine over all the land.
James 5:17
Elijah was a man of like passions with us. He prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
Revelation 11:6
These (two witnesses) have power to shut the sky so that it will not rain in the days of their prophecy. They have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
General references
Haggai 1:10
It is because of you that the sky above you withholds the dew, and the earth below withholds its produce.