1 Kings 18:43

And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

Cross-reference

In Luke 18:1, Jesus teaches persistent prayer — Elijah's seven times of looking exemplifies not giving up.

In Habakkuk 2:3, the vision will surely come though it tarries — Elijah's repeated looking embodies patient waiting for God's timing.

In Hebrews 10:36, endurance is needed to receive the promise — Elijah endured seven times of no answer before the cloud came.

In Joshua 6:16, after circling Jericho seven times, the walls fall — both involve sevenfold action leading to God's breakthrough.

In Hebrews 10:37, the coming one will not delay — Elijah's wait for rain after seven times echoes patient expectation for fulfillment.