James 5:18

And he prayed again,.... Kg1 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 to…

And he prayed again - The allusion here seems to be to 1Ki 18:42, 1Ki 18:45, though it is not expressly said there that he prayed. Perhaps it might be fairly gathered from the narrative that he did…

And he prayed again - This second prayer is not mentioned in the history in express words, but as in Kg1 18:42, it is said, He cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees;…

This epistle now drawing to a close, the penman goes off very quickly from one thing to another: hence it is that matters so very different are insisted on in these few verses.

I. The sin of swearing…

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 2Co 1:6;…