Elijah used a dramatic contest on Mount Carmel to challenge the king, Ahab, and the people of Israel to choose between the True God, the Lord & the false god, Baal. When they turned their hearts back to God, He ended the drought by sending a significant rain after withholding it for 3.5 years. Devotionables #647 - Only Worship the True God 1 Kings 18 Blue Letter Bible Plan