1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
注釈
Study Note
'Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word' — the sudden, unexplained appearance of Elijah and his declaration of drought inaugurates one of the most dramatic prophetic ministries in the Hebrew Bible. The phrase 'before whom I stand' (asher amadti lefanav) identifies Elijah as a court prophet who has direct access to the divine royal court — the same self-description used by the angelic messenger in Luke 1:19. The drought oracle recalls the covenant curse of Deuteronomy 28:23–24 and is explicitly connected to Baal worship (the storm deity whose defeat YHWH demonstrates by withholding rain). James 5:17 cites this episode as a paradigm for efficacious prayer, noting that Elijah was 'a man with a nature like ours.'
他の翻訳
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, `Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'
And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
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