“And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.” Elijah hesitates not to start on his perilous journey. For three years he had been hated, and hunted from city to city by the mandate of the king, and the whole nation have given their oath that he cannot be found. And now, by the word of God, he is to present himself before Ahab. {3T 277.1}

»Lang tid efter, i det tredie år, kom Herrens ord således: »Gå hen og træd frem for Akab, så vil jeg sende regn over jorden!« Elias tøvede ikke med at begynde sin farlige rejse. I tre år var han blevet hadet og jaget fra by til by af kongens udsendinge og hele nationen havde givet deres ed på at han ikke kunne findes. Og nu fremstillede han sig selv for Akab på Guds ord.