1 Kings 18:1 (DRB)

Passage

After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go, and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 18:1 After many days, the word of the Lord came to Elias, in the third year, saying: Go, and shew thyself to Achab, that I may give rain upon the face of the earth.

1 Kings 18:2 And Elias went to shew himself to Achab, and there was a grievous famine in Samaria.

1 Kings 18:3 And Achab called Abdias the governor of his house: now Abdias feared the Lord very much.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "days", "word", "lord", "came", "elias", "third", and "year". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And Elias went to shew himself to...", so "after" and "days" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "after" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.