Santiago 5:18

18 Más tarde, cuando volvió a orar, el cielo envió lluvia, y la tierra comenzó a dar cosechas.

Santiago 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

James 5:18

And he prayed again
( 1 Kings 18:42 1 Kings 18:43 ) . 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 the top of Carmel", (llpthl) , "to pray, and he cast himself down upon the earth", (Mymvgh le llpthl) , "to pray for rain; and he put his face between his knees", (llpthw) , "and prayed, and said to his servant, go up now, look toward the sea"; and this he said while he was (wtlyptb) , "in his prayers" ^F9: and the effect of this his prayer was,

and the heaven gave rain;
see ( 1 Kings 18:45 ) .

And the earth brought forth her fruit:
which for the years past it had not; hence there was a sore famine in the land, ( 1 Kings 18:2 ) . Now the apostle chose to give this example, because it was a common thing for the Jews to ask for rain: we often read of such a doctor, that he prayed for rain, and it came; and of another, that he asked for the rains, and they descended ^F11: and his view is to observe, that the weakness and infirmities of the saints ought not to discourage them from prayer; and that they should be earnest and fervent in it, as was Elias, a man of like passions with themselves.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Jarchi, Kimchi, Ralbag, & Laniado in loc.
F11 T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 28. 1. & Taanith, fol. 19. 1. 23. 1. 24. 2. 25. 2. & Yoma, fol. 53. 2.

Santiago 5:18 In-Context

16 Confiésense los pecados unos a otros y oren los unos por los otros, para que sean sanados. La oración ferviente de una persona justa tiene mucho poder y da resultados maravillosos.

17 Elías era tan humano como cualquiera de nosotros; sin embargo, cuando oró con fervor para que no cayera lluvia, ¡no llovió durante tres años y medio!

18 Más tarde, cuando volvió a orar, el cielo envió lluvia, y la tierra comenzó a dar cosechas.

19 Restaurar a los creyentes que se apartan
Mis amados hermanos, si alguno de ustedes se aparta de la verdad y otro lo hace volver,

20 pueden estar seguros de que quien haga volver al pecador de su mal camino salvará a esa persona de la muerte y traerá como resultado el perdón de muchos pecados.