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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THE WORTHLESSNESS OF RICHES (James 5:1-3)...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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....
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Deeply important practical rules relating to (_a_) Prayer as a force
in life, (_b_) Intercessory prayer, (_c_) Confession, (_d_)
Conversion....
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_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...
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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,...
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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...
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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 -...
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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...
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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 ...
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REBUKE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
2. Are corrupted, etc.] prophetic tense, in which the future is spoken
of as though it were already come to pass....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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Admonition to forgiveness and loving intercession:...
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AND HE PRAYED AGAIN, AND THE HEAVEN GAVE RAIN, AND THE EARTH BROUGHT
FORTH HER FRUIT....
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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,...
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Why did Elijah pray for rain? Did his prayer help? Was the prayer
answered immediately? Read 1 Kings 18:41-46...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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James 5:18 And G2532 prayed G4336 (G5662) again G3825 and G2532 heaven
G3772 gave G1325 (G5656) rain...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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_...
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ONCE AGAIN. This was a second example. Elijah plays a large part in
later Jewish literature....
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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...
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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
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_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...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 5:1
DENUNCIATION OF THE RICH FOR
(1) GRINDING DOWN THE POOR AND KEEPING BACK THEIR WAGES;...
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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...
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1 Kings 18:18; 1 Kings 18:42; Acts 14:17; Jeremiah 14:22...
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He prayed again — When idolatry was abolished....