Midrash for I Kings 18:45
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ עַד־כֹּ֣ה וְעַד־כֹּ֗ה וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙ עָבִ֣ים וְר֔וּחַ וַיְהִ֖י גֶּ֣שֶׁם גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב אַחְאָ֖ב וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃
And it came to pass in a little while, that the heaven grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
Sifrei Devarim
Variantly: "My taking shall drip as the rain": Just as the rain is not seen until it comes, viz. (I Kings 18:45) "It happened in the meantime that the heavens had darkened with clouds and (filled) with wind, and there was a great rain" — so Torah scholars are not known until they teach Mishnah, halachoth, and aggadoth, or until they are appointed community leaders.
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