What was the significance of the 3 ½ year drought Elijah created?
Baal worship had become sadly common in Northern Israel thanks to Queen Jezebel’s wicked influence. In an effort to call the people to repentance Elijah told King Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there small not be dew nor rain, these years, but according to my word.” (1 Kings 17:1) Interestingly enough, one of Baal’s names was “Lord of Rain and Dew” (source). Elijah’s words were not just announcing a drought, but also a show of how powerless the fake god Baal was in the face of the God of Israel.