1 Kings 18:1 (GNV)

Passage

After many dayes, the worde of the Lord came to Eliiah, in the third yeere, saying, Goe, shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I will sende rayne vpon the earth.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 18:1 After many dayes, the worde of the Lord came to Eliiah, in the third yeere, saying, Goe, shewe thy selfe vnto Ahab, and I will sende rayne vpon the earth.

1 Kings 18:2 And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto Ahab, and there was a great famine in Samaria.

1 Kings 18:3 And Ahab called Obadiah the gouernour of his house: (and Obadiah feared God greatly:

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "And Eliiah went to shew himselfe vnto...", so "after" and "dayes" 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 "dayes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.