1 Kings 17:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. ”

1 Kings 17:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat (h) [many] days. (h) That is, till he had rain and food on the earth.
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 342 ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW OF SAREPTA 1 Kings 17:15-16 . And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of mea...
1 Kings 17:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
1 Kings 17:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The barrel of meal wasted not. — The miracle is doubly remarkable. First, in this instance, as in the similar miracles of Elisha and of our Lord Himself, we see that God’s higher laws of miracle, l...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And she went, and did according to the saying of Elijah ,..... Made a cake for him first, and brought it to him, which showed great faith in the word of the Lord by him: and she, and he, and her h...
1 Kings 17:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days. Ver. 15. And her house. ] Which till now we read not of, more than of a son only. See o...
1 Kings 17:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

She did according to the saying of Elijah Giving glory to the God of Israel, by believing his prophet. O woman, great was thy faith! One has not found the like, no not in Israel. All things con...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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,...
1 Kings 17:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

She did according to the saying of Elijah; giving glory to the God of Israel, by believing his prophet. Many days, i.e. a long time, even above two years: see 1 Kings 18:1 . Heb. days , i.e....
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

She went and did according to the saying of Elijah. Modern liberality, and the widow of Zarephath I. The treatment he received was verily the manifestation of the woman’s mind towards god himse...
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah in Zarephath
1 Kings 17:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 20:20 ; Genesis 12:4 ; Genesis 22:3 ; Genesis 6:22 ; Hebrews 11:17 ; Hebrews 11:7 ; Hebrews 11:8 ; John 11:40 ; Mark 12:43 ; Matthew 15:28 ; Romans 4:19 ; Romans 4:20
1 Kings 17:15 - 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...
1 Kings 17:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Many days — A long time, even above two years, before the following event about her son happened. And surely the increase of her faith to such a degree, as to enable her thus to deny herself and tr...

1 Kings 17:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Kings 17:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 17:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 17:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 17:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 17:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 17:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Kings 17:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes