1 Kings 17:1 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Proclaims a Drought

1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the ^ainhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, ^b“As the Lord God of Israel lives, ^cbefore whom I stand, ^dthere shall not be dew nor rain ^ethese years, except at my word.”

2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ^aravens to feed you there.”

5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

Elijah and the Widow

8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

9 “Arise, go to ^aZarephath, which belongs to ^bSidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.”

11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

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Definitions of words in 1 Kings 17:1:

Ahab {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ahab {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Ahab {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Dew {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Dew {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Elijah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Elijah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Elijah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rain {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rain {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tishbite {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Tishbite {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Tishbite {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Word {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gilead {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gilead {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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