True miracles in connection with a message confirm the message and messenger as true. Four miracles provide a four-fold confirmation of Elijah as the man of God. Miracle
Miracle #1 – The Predictive Confirmation (17:1)
Miracle #2 – The Personal Confirmation (17:2-7)
Miracle #3 – The Providential Confirmation (17:8-16)
Miracle #4 – The Plenary Confirmation (17:17-24)