1 Kings 17

1 Kings 17:1

There shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

There shall not be dew or rain, for the space of these three years, and more, that this drought may bring a just dearth upon Israel; neither shall it then fall, but upon my prayer to that God, who hath thus decreed to punish Israel, and to confirm his mission of me.

1 Kings 17:9

And they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchman to the finced city.

They set up their altars, and sacrificed to God in all high places, which themselves, contrary to God’s command, had erected, in all the parts of the kingdom, from one side of the borders to the other: no part was free, whether more solitary or more frequented.

1 Kings 17:33

They feared the LORD, and served their own gods.

They made a formal profession of serving the Lord, and yet continued the worship of their own false gods.