For Elijah to pray as he did, he had to have firm faith that Jehovah would care for His servants — rich or poor — who had not abandoned true worship.
Ķēniņu 17: 12.) Tāpēc, sakot šo lūgšanu, Elijam bija nepieciešama stipra ticība, ka Jehova parūpēsies gan par saviem bagātajiem, gan nabagajiem kalpotājiem, kas nebija pametuši patieso pielūgsmi.