1. A while later in the third year of the drought, the Lord spoke his word to Elijah: “Present yourself to Ahab. I will allow rain to fall on the ground.”
2. So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab.The famine was particularly severe in Samaria.
3. Ahab sent for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a devout worshiper of the Lord.