Three years later, when Jehovah indicated that he would soon bring rain, Elijah’s earnest desire to see the drought end is seen in his repeated, intense prayers while he was “crouching to the earth and keeping his face put between his knees. ”
Trīs gadus vēlāk Jehova norādīja, ka drīzumā sūtīs lietu, un tad bija redzams, cik karsti Elija vēlējās, kaut sausums beigtos; viņš ” noliecās līdz pat zemei un lika savu vaigu starp saviem ceļiem ”, un vairākkārt griezās pie Dieva ar kvēlām lūgšanām.