How did Elijah pray before obtaining his request?

Answer

"Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it
rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven
gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit." James 5: 17, 18. See Rev. 11: 3-6.

When purged from these sins, in what condition is a man, and for what is he prepared?
What effect does obedience to the truth have?
Through Christ, what has been opened to the house of David?
11. How did the Jewish leaders in the days of Christ, for the sake of gain, make void the fifth commandment?
To whom has execution of judgment been committed?
Of what does God say the keeping or hallowing of the Sabbath is a sign?
Without this faith, will God answer prayer?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle