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James 5:18
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Verse 18. _AND HE PRAYED AGAIN_] This _second_ prayer is not mentioned in the history in express words, but as in 1 Kings 18:42, it is said, _He cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face_ _be...
AND HE PRAYED AGAIN - The allusion here seems to be to 1 Kings 18:42, 1 Kings 18:45, though it is not expressly said there that he prayed. Perhaps it might be fairly gathered from the narrative that h...
V. THE COMING OF THE LORD AND THE LIFE OF FAITH CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The oppression by the rich and their coming doom (James 5:1)_ 2. Be patient unto the coming of the Lord (James 5:7) 3. The prayers of...
The key to this hard passage seems to lie in the climax, the example of Elijah, who in 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:41 ff., is not said to have prayed for drought or for rain. His prayer is in the phrase...
THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
Confess your sins to each other, and pray for each other, that you may be healed. The prayer of a good man, when it is set to work, is very powerful. Elijah was a man with the same emotions as ourselv...
BROUGHT FORTH. Greek. _blastano._ See Hebrews 9:4. Compare 1 Kings 17:1. 1Ki 18:1, 1 Kings 18:41. Elijah's praying for drought is first revealed in this passage....
Prayer and Conversion _The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much_ The words "effectual fervent" represent a single participle (_energumenè_), which is commonly rendered (as in 2 Co...
ἘΒΛΆΣΤΗΣΕΝ: in the other three passages of the N.T. where βλαστἀνω occurs, viz. Matthew 13:26; Mark 4:27; Hebrews 9:4, it bears an intransitive sense as usually in the classics....
Deeply important practical rules relating to (_a_) Prayer as a force in life, (_b_) Intercessory prayer, (_c_) Confession, (_d_) Conversion....
_RELY ON PRAYER -- JAMES 5:13-18:_ James closed with a series of admonitions to assist Christians in daily living. He said Christians should: (1) Pray when in trouble, (James 5:13) (2) Sing psalms whe...
ΠΡΟΣΗΎΞΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΟΜΑΙ (G4336) молиться, ΎΕΤΌΣ (G5205) дождь, ΈΔΩΚΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать, ΈΒΛΆΣΤΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΒΛΑΣΤΈΩ (G985) прорастать,...
WHEN THE SAINT SUFFERS _Text_ James 5:13 a. Is any among you suffering? let him pray. _Queries_ 429. Does not every Christian, even every person, suffer? Then why the question? 430. What does...
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. PRAYED AGAIN, AND - i:e., and so. Mark the connection between the prayer and its accomplishment. HER FRUIT -...
VERSE 18 AND HE PRAYED AGAIN. In answer to the prayer of Elijah, rain was withheld for three and a half years. He then prayed again for rain, and God answered his prayer by sending the rain, that the...
12 This prohibition is essentially the same as that given by our Lord (Mat_5:34). 15 "The prayer of faith will save the sick" is a very loose rendering of this passage. The word which they translate ...
REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT 2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken of as though it were already come to pass....
WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO JAMES _IAN MACKERVOY_ The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 5 JUDGEMENT OF THE RICH 5:1-6 V1 Now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud. Th...
CHAPTER 28 THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONFESSION OF SINS-LAWFULNESS OF PRAYERS FOR RAIN. James 5:16 THE connection Of this passage with the preceding one is very close. This is evident even in the Autho...
With this and the preceding verse _cf._ _Ta‘anith_, 24 _b_, where we are told of how Rabbi Chaninah, on being caught in a shower of rain, prayed: “Master of the Universe, the whole world is pleased, w...
EFFECTUAL PRAYER James 5:12 In view of the judgment-seat, at which we shall have to give an account of our words, we shall do well to employ the simplest, plainest speech, Matthew 5:34; Matthew 12:3...
Approaching the conclusion of his letter, the writer addressed a terrible indictment and solemn warning to the rich. He showed the failure of possessions, and how they may become the curse of life. S...
EXAMPLES OF PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL James encouraged those in the first century church to keep on confessing their sins to one another and to keep on praying one for another. A similar concept is foun...
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. (13) Is an...
To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
The two classes in Israel are distinctly marked here in contrast with one another, with the addition of the walk which the Christian ought to pursue when chastised by the Lord. The apostle gives the c...
AND HE PRAYED AGAIN,.... 1 Kings 18:42. Here also is no express mention of his prayer, but it may be concluded from his gestures; and so the Jewish interpreters understand these words, "Elijah went up...
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Ver. 18. _And the earth brought forth_] When the roots and fruits seemed all dried up, and the land past recovery...
_Elias was a man subject to like passions_ To the like infirmities; _as we are_ In which sense the same word, ομοιοπαθης, is used, Acts 14:15. It literally signifies, _suffering like things with anoth...
Prayer, humble, believing, earnest, and persevering, has great influence with God, and is the means of procuring unspeakable blessings for men. All should therefore pray for whatever they need, in the...
Verses 1 Timothy 6 are addressed to rich men, and no doubt specially to those who make some claim of having the knowledge of God. They are bidden to weep and howl for the miseries that will take them,...
Why did Elijah pray for rain? Did his prayer help? Was the prayer answered immediately? Read 1 Kings 18:41-46...
"And he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit."And he prayed again" -The Old Testament doesn't specifically say he prayed again, but it is implied in 1 Kings 2:42. "T...
12-18 The sin of swearing is condemned; but how many make light of common profane swearing! Such swearing expressly throws contempt upon God's name and authority. This sin brings neither gain, nor pl...
AND HE PRAYED AGAIN; after the destroying the prophets of Baal. Baal-worship especially gave occasion to his former prayer, which he puts up out of his zeal to God's glory, then laid low by the Israel...
James 5:18 And G2532 prayed G4336 (G5662) again G3825 and G2532 heaven G3772 gave G1325 (G5656) rain...
FINAL EXHORTATION TO PRAYER AND FAITH (JAMES 5:12). Having faced up men and women to judgment in different ways James now ends as he began by putting great emphasis on the need for faith and prayer, a...
THE SUPREME EXAMPLE OF A MAN UNDERGOING TRIALS WHO GAINED THE VICTORY IN PRAYER (JAMES 5:17). James now gives the example of one man of God who endured trials and testings, and through faith came thro...
James 5:7-20. St. James concludes his Epistle with a variety of admonitions. He first exhorts his readers to patience; they are to exercise forbearance toward their oppressors and trust toward God, be...
James 5:18. AND HE PRAYED AGAIN. This, also, is not expressly mentioned in the Old Testament, but it is certainly implied. It is there said that ‘Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, and he cast himse...
GAVE RAIN (υετον εδωκεν). This idiom is in the LXX of God as here of heaven (1 Samuel 12:17; 1 Kings 18:1) and also in Acts 14:17 instead of εβρεξεν of verse...
CONTENTS: Warning to the rich. Exhortations in view of Christ's second coming. CHARACTERS: Christ, Job, Elias, James. CONCLUSION: Great amassing of wealth will be a sign of the last days, but woe to...
James 5:1. _Go to now,_ or go now, _ye rich men._ He had taught them humility, because their glory vanished away as the flower of the field: chap. James 1:10. He now calls upon them _to weep and howl_...
ONCE AGAIN. This was a second example. Elijah plays a large part in later Jewish literature....
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:17 ELIJAH illustrates how a MAN WITH A NATURE LIKE OURS could have a powerful prayer life. The drought recorded in 1
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 5:13 The Prayer of Faith. Speaking mainly of prayer, James restates some of the letter’s key themes. These include trials and misuse of the tongue. The ultimate way to “tame” one’s...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 5:17. PRAYED EARNESTLY.—Margin, “prayed in his prayer.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— James 5:17_ Prayer affecting Natural Law.—The statement is made, in...
EXPOSITION JAMES 5:1 DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR (1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
Now in chapter five he takes on the rich. So this doesn't apply to many of us. Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garment...
1 Kings 18:18; 1 Kings 18:42; Acts 14:17; Jeremiah 14:22...
He prayed again — When idolatry was abolished....