1 Kings 17:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. ”

1 Kings 17:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Brook Cherith - Rather, “the torrent course,” one of the many which carry the winter rains from the highlands into that stream.
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

before Jordan: i.e. on the east side.
1 Kings 17:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. Hide thyself by the brook Cherith - This brook, and the valley through which it ran, are suppos...
1 Kings 17:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Brook Cherith— This brook, and the valley through which it runs, are both very near the river Jordan; but whether on the east or west side is not so well agreed. Saint Jerome places it beyond Jorda...
1 Kings 17:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. Get thee hence ... At first the king may spurned the prediction as the utterance of a vai...
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The brook Cherith — properly “the torrent (or valley) Cherith, facing the Jordan;” evidently one of the ravines running into the Jordan valley; probably on the east from the prophet’s own land of G...
1 Kings 17:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELIJAH 1 Kings 17:1-7 "And Elias the prophet stood up as fire, and his word was burning as a torch." - Sir 48:1 "But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite n...
1 Kings 17:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Sin's Climax Summons Jehovah's Prophet 1 Kings 16:29-34 ; 1 Kings 17:1-7 From the beginning of his reign Ahab set aside both the First and the Second Commandment. His marriage with Jezebel, th...
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, (3) Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. (4) And it shall be, that thou shalt drin...
1 Kings 17:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward ,.... From the place where he was, being in danger from Ahab and Jezebel, provoked by his reproofs, threatenings, and prophecies: and hide thyself by the bro...
1 Kings 17:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan. Ver. 3. Get thee hence. ] It was a sweet providence, that wicked Ahab had not laid present h...
1 Kings 17:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hide thyself by the brook Cherith A brook, no doubt, well known to Elijah: both it and the valley through which it runs, are near the river Jordan; but whether on the east or west side, is not so w...
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Elijah's First Prophecy; Elijah Fed by Ravens. B. C. 910. 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, wh...
1 Kings 17:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thus God rescues him from the fury of Ahab and Jezebel, who he knew would seek to destroy him. Quest. Why did not Ahab seize upon him immediately upon these words? Answ. 1. This must be ascribe...
1 Kings 17:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Elijah Is Fed By Ravens At The Brook Cherith ( 1 Kings 17:2-7 ). Having made his public declaration Elijah was then advised by YHWH to go to the east of Jordan, to one of the wadis that fed the Jo...
1 Kings 17:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 17:3 . Hide thyself by the brook Cherith —He should “hide,” in order to escape alike the king’s violence and importunities; also to allow his words to vi...
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

The word of the Lord came unto him. The word of the Lord We have in our theme a suggestion of the Divine guidance. The word of the Lord as a guide comes to the man of prayer. I suppose Elijah w...
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Famine
1 Kings 17:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:25 ; Acts 17:14 ; Hebrews 11:38 ; Jeremiah 36:19 ; Jeremiah 36:26 ; John 8:59 ; Psalms 31:20 ; Psalms 83:3 ; Revelation 12:14 ; Revelation 12:6
1 Kings 17:3 - 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 17:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hide thyself — Thus God rescues him from the fury of Ahab and Jezebel, who, he knew, would seek to destroy him. That Ahab did not seize on him immediately upon these words must be ascribed to God's...

1 Kings 17:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 17:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 17:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 17:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 17:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 17:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 17:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 17:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 17:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Kings 17:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes