John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:45
And it came to pass in the mean while ,.... That the servant was gone with the message to Ahab, and Ahab was getting ready his chariot: that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain ; which all sprung from the cloud like a man's hand; and so we are told F11 Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacra, vol. 3. p. 591. , that sometimes a little cloud called the ox's eye is seen on a mount of the Cape of Good Hope, called Tafesbery, when the sky is most serene, and the sea... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:44
And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, behold there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand ,.... Either about the size or in the form of it; rain water comes out of the sea, and, being strained through the clouds and air, becomes fresh: and he said, go up : the meaning seems to be, that he should first go down from the mount, and then go up to that part of it where Ahab was: say unto Ahab, prepare thy chariot ; bind or fasten the horses to it, as the... read more