The rain began to descend. It was night, and the blinding rain prevented Ahab from seeing his course. Elijah, nerved by the Spirit and power of God, girded his coarse garment about him and ran before the chariot of Ahab, guiding his course to the entrance of the city. The prophet of God had humiliated Ahab before his people. He had slain his idolatrous priests, and now he wished to show to Israel that he acknowledged Ahab as his king. As an act of special homage he guided his chariot, running before it to the entrance of the gate of the city. {3T 287.3}

Regnen begyndte at falde. Det var nat og Akab kunne ikke finde vej for den formørkende regn. Ved Guds kraft og Ånd tog Elias sit grove klædningsstykke om sig og løb foran Akabs vogn og ledte han ind til byen. Guds profet havde ydmyget Akab for sit folk. Han havde ihjelslået hans afgudepræster og nu ønskede han at vise Israel at han anerkendte Akab som sin konge. Som en særlig hyldesthandling ledte han hans vogn og løb foran den til byens indgangsport.