James 5:17
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 17:1 is the original account of Elijah's drought declaration — the very event James summarizes here.
Luke 4:25 also references the three-and-a-half-year drought from Elijah's time — the same event James cites.
Acts 14:15 echoes 'we too are only human' — reinforcing James's emphasis on Elijah's shared humanity.
Revelation 11:6 gives the two witnesses power to shut the sky — a direct echo of Elijah's prayer that James describes.
1 Kings 8:36 is Solomon's prayer for when rain is withheld due to sin—directly mirroring the drought Elijah prayed for as a judgment, reinforcing the theme.
1 Kings 18:1 narrates the end of the three-year drought—the very event James 5:17 summarizes, providing the historical context for Elijah's prayer.
Amos 4:7 records God withholding rain as judgment—a direct parallel to the drought Elijah prayed for in James 5:17.
Leviticus 26:4 promises rain for obedience, contrasting the drought Elijah prayed for as judgment—highlighting the covenant reversal through prayer.