Jam 5:17 | TNotes | STEP | 5:17 Elijah ... prayed: See 1 Kgs 17:1 ; 18:41-46 . • Three and a half years (see 1 Kgs 18:1 ; Luke 4:25 ) is a round figure, half of seven, which symbolizes a period of judgment (cp. Dan 12:7 ; Rev 11:2 ).

b1 Kgs 17:1►

c18:41-46►

d1 Kgs 18:1►

eLuke 4:25►

fDan 12:7►

gRev 11:2►

‏ James 5:17

5:17 ^a Elijah ... prayed: See 1 Kgs 17:1 ^b; 18:41-46 ^c.

• Three and a half years (see 1 Kgs 18:1 ^d; Luke 4:25 ^e) is a round figure, half of seven, which symbolizes a period of judgment (cp. Dan 12:7 ^f; Rev 11:2 ^g).