This was enough. Elijah did not wait for the heavens to gather blackness. In that small cloud he beheld by faith an abundance of rain; and he acted in harmony with his faith, sending his servant quickly to Ahab with the message, "Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not."

Det var tilstrækkeligt. Elias ventede ikke, til himmelen var sort af skyer. For ham gav den lille sky løfte om strømme af regn. Han handlede i overensstemmelse med sin tro og sendte skyndsomt sin tjener hen til Akab for at sige: "Spænd for og kør hjem, at du ikke skal blive opholdt af regnen!"