1 Kings 17
1 Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him.
8 He is sent to the widow of Zarephath.
17 He raises the widow's son.
24 The woman believes him.
Elijah <0452> [A.M. 3094. B.C. 910. Elijah. Heb. Elijahu.]
[Elias. As the Lord God.]
serve <06440 05975> [before whom.]
dew ... rain <04306 02919> [dew nor rain.]
Hide ...... Valley <05641 05158> [hide thyself.]
<06680> [I have commanded.]
did as .... told <06213 01697> [did according.]
Many learned men have raised doubts on those parts of the Inspired Word, which may, by the perverseness of their argument and the ingenuity of their surmise, be made to appear inconsistent with fact. In this case, they are not satisfied with being expressly told by God that the ravens supplied Elijah with food, while the brook gave him drink, but apparently to mystify a manifest miracle, they suggest whether these ravens might not be merchantmen, or the inhabitants of a neighbouring town. Let any unprejudiced reader and lover of the Bible take the whole history of Elijah, and he will find that his life was almost a daily illustration of the power of God in his miraculous interpositions. Instance the supply of provision in the unwasting barrel of meal and cruse of oil, after the prophet had removed to Zarephath: the power communicated to him to raise the widow's son from death: the wonderful interposition of the Lord to prove the folly of Baal's worshippers, in sending down fire from heaven to consume Elijah's sacrifice and lick up the water, although the sacrifice had been saturated therewith, and the altar surrounded by a deep trench to prevent its running away. The prayer for rain is another instance: the sojourn in Horeb forty days and forty nights, after having eaten of the cake: the destruction of Ahaziah's messengers twice: the smiting of the waters at Jordan: the fall of the mantle on Elisha: and finally, in the closing scene of life, he was taken to glory without tasting the pains of death, the sting was taken away.
ravens <06158> [the ravens.]
After ... while <03117 07093> [A.M. 3095. B.C. 909. after a while. Heb. at the end of days. the brook.]
<01697> [the word.]
Zarephath <06886> [Zarephath.]
[Sarepta. which belongeth.]
widow <0802 0490> [widow woman.]
give .... cup <03947 04592> [Fetch me.]
<03212> [as she was going.]
piece <06595> [a morsel.]
Lord <03068> [As the Lord.]
handful <04393> [but an handful.]
eaten ..... die <0398 04191> [that we may eat it.]
afraid Go <03372 0935> [Fear not.]
do ................... make <08033 06213> [make me thereof.]
first <07223> [first.]
says <0559> [thus saith.]
jar ... flour <03537 07058> [The barrel of meal.]
makes <05414> [sendeth. Heb. giveth.]
did .... told <06213 01697> [did according.]
family <03117> [many days. or, a full year.]
jar <03537> [the barrel.]
just <01697> [according.]
through Elijah <03027 0452> [by Elijah. Heb. by the hand of Elijah.]
son .... woman <0802 01121> [A.M. 3096. B.C. 908. the son of the woman.]
breathe <05397> [that there was.]
prophet <0376> [What have I.]
prophet <0376> [O thou man.]
come <0935> [art thou come.]
upper room <05944> [into a loft.]
called <07121> [he cried.]
by killing <07489> [hast thou also.]
stretched out .... boy ................. boy's <04058 03206> [stretched himself. Heb. measured himself.]
Lord ... Lord ... God <03068 0430> [O Lord my God.]
him <07130> [into him. Heb. into his inward parts. and he revived.]
See ... son ... alive <07200 01121 02416> [See, thy son liveth.]
<02088> [Now by this.]
<01697> [the word.]
