1 Kings 17:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. ”

1 Kings 17:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this (l) I know that thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy mouth [is] truth. (l) It is hard to depend on God, unless we are confirmed b...
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. The word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth - Three grand effect...
1 Kings 17:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The woman said—Now by this I know that thou art a man of God— The woman certainly had sufficient reason to believe that Elijah was a prophet, or person sent from God, when she saw the miraculous in...
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Now by this I know... — In these words we trace the final victory of faith, brought out by the crowning mercy of the restoration of her son. First, the widow had spoken of Jehovah from without, as...
1 Kings 17:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Life for the Dead 1 Kings 17:17-24 It must have been a severe trial to Elijah's faith, first to note the gradual diminishing of the brook; then the abject poverty of the woman to whom he wa...
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(24) And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. Poor woman! notwithstanding the long series of miracles, which...
1 Kings 17:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the woman said to Elijah, now by this I know that thou art a man of God ,.... She took him to be one at his first coming to her; she was in a great measure confirmed in it by the miracle of the...
1 Kings 17:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy mouth [is] truth. Ver. 24. Now by this I know. ] I am better assured of that w...
1 Kings 17:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Elijah said, See, thy son liveth And see the power of prayer, and the power of him that hears and answers prayer, that kills and makes alive. The woman said, Now by this I know that thou art a man...
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Widow's Child Raised to Life. B. C. 908. 17 And it came to pass after these things...
1 Kings 17:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Now by this I know; now I am assured of that concerning which I began upon this sad occasion to doubt. That the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth; that the God whom thou professest is the tr...
1 Kings 17:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Elijah Raises The Widow's Son To Life ( 1 Kings 17:17-24 ). In this final miracle God reveals His power of life and death. Sadly many people would have been dying in the area at the time because o...
1 Kings 17:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 17:17 . Fell sick … no breath left in him —This phrase does not absolutely imply death (comp. Daniel 10:17 ; also 1 Kings 10:17 ). Josephus renders t...
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass after these things. The test of the home-life Many a man might bear himself as a hero and saint in the solitudes of Cherith, or on the heights of Carmel, and yet wretchedly...
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Dead Boy Restored to Life
1 Kings 17:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 2:21 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ; Ecclesiastes 12:10 ; John 11:15 ; John 11:42 ; John 15:24 ; John 16:30 ; John 2:11 ; John 3:2 ; John 4:42-48
1 Kings 17:24 - 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 17:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 17:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 17:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 17:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 17:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 17:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 17:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 17:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 17:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 17:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 17:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 17:24 - Wells of Living Water Commentary