1 Kings 17:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. ”

• 1 Kings 17:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Elijah is Fed by Ravens, and Raises the Widow's Son. Elijah appeared suddenly: we hear nothing of his birth or parentage. He simply announced to Ahab, in the name of Yahweh, before whom I stand ( c...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. But make me thereof a litt...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath The prophet Elijah, who occupies so large a space in the succeeding history, is, like his successor Elisha, conspicuous among the prophetic figures of the OT. as...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Jar of Meal That Wasted not 1 Kings 17:8-16 Even at Cherith we cannot be exempt from trial, and it is hard to sit beside a gradually dwindling brook. But God always provides. None of them t...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here began a new order, the prophetic. Of course there had been prophets before, but with the coming of Elijah the office was elevated to national importance. From this point onwards, in the economy...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (10) So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a littl...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Elijah said unto her, fear not ,.... That she and her son should die, it would not be the case: go and do as thou hast said : mix her meal and her oil, and make a cake thereof, and bake it:...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go [and] do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring [it] unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. Ver. 13. But make me th...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Make me thereof a little cake first This he requires as a trial of her faith, charity, and obedience, which he knew God would graciously and plentifully reward; and so this would be a great example...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ELIJAH PROPHESIES A DROUGHT (vs.1-7) Ahab was suddenly confronted by a prophet who had never been mentioned before, Elijah the Tishbite, the first prophet of God spoken of as arising from among...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Widow of Zarephath. B. C. 908.       8 And the word of the L ORD came unto him, saying,...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Make me thereof a little cake first; which he requires as a trial and exercise of her faith, and charity, and obedience, which he knew God would graciously and plentifully reward; and so this would...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  YHWH Makes Provision For Elijah With A Widow Of Zarephath ( 1 Kings 17:8-16 ). The water in the Wadi Cherith having almost dried up, God now directed Elijah to go to Zarephath, where He would arra...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 17:9 . Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon — Sarepta , situate between Tyre and Sidon, in the native land of Jezebel. Yet this “widow” knew JEHOVAH ( 1 K...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Kings 17:1 . Elijah the Tishbite. His parentage is not named, but the Jews call him a levite or a priest. He swore to Ahab in the name, not of Baal, but of Jehovah. As the Lord had promised cove...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Make me thereof a little cake first. Faith tested First, take the narrative in its literal sense; then, examine the truths which are suggested by it; and finally, note its mystical import. I....

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION ELIJAH AND THE GREAT DROUGHT .—The picture which the historian has just drawn of the shameless idolatry and the gross degeneracy of the earlier part of Ahab's reign forms a f...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Elijah in Zarephath

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 1:7 ; 2 Chronicles 20:17 ; 2 Kings 6:16 ; Acts 27:24 ; Exodus 14:13 ; Genesis 22:1 ; Genesis 22:2 ; Hebrews 11:17 ; Isaiah 41:10 ; Isaiah 41:13 ; Judges 7:5-7 ; Malachi 3:10 ; Ma...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Jehovah-Jireh Selections from 1 Kings 17:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our God is the God who is enough. There is no good thing which He withholds from them who walk uprightly. Our God is able...

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• 1 Kings 17:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  But make, &c. — This he requires as a trial of her faith, and obedience, which he knew God would plentifully reward; and so this would be a great example to encourage others to the practice of...

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