1 Kings 19:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. ”

1 Kings 19:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

An angel touched him - The friendly ministration of angels, common in the time of the patriarchs Genesis 18:2-16 ; Genesis 19:1-22 ; Genesis 28:12 ; Genesis 32:1 , Genesis 32:24-29 , and kno...
1 Kings 19:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 19:1-21 . Elijah's Flight to Horeb. His Commission. Jezebel, it will be noticed, can do no more than threaten Elijah: her power is limited. Elijah escapes to the southern extremity of Juda...
1 Kings 19:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. As he lay and slept - Excessive anguish of mind frequently induces sleep, as well...
1 Kings 19:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Kings 19:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Elijah at Horeb 2. Then Jezebel sent, etc.] Her religious feelings as a votary of Baal and her dignity as the queen had both been outraged by the prophet, and she at once sought revenge.
1 Kings 19:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(5) An angel touched him. — The word may signify simply “a messenger,” human or super-human; but the context suggests a miraculous ministration of some unearthly food. It is notable that, except as...
1 Kings 19:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELIJAH'S DESPAIR 1 Kings 19:4-8 "So much I feel my genial spirits droop, My hopes all flat, nature within me seems In all her functions weary of herself, My race of glory run, and race of sh...
1 Kings 19:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exaltation and Depression 1 Kings 18:41-46 ; 1 Kings 19:1-8 When the priests had been executed, the quick ear of the prophet detected the hurrying rain-clouds. Note the contrast between Ahab a...
1 Kings 19:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The slaughter of the prophets of Baal aroused the ire of Jezebel to such a degree that she sent a direct message full of fury to Elijah. There is no escaping the sadness of his attitude on receiving...
1 Kings 19:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. (6) And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse...
1 Kings 19:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree ,.... Being weary and fatigued with his journey, the same under which he sat; for there was but one, as that is said to be in the preceding verse: beho...
1 Kings 19:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat. Ver. 5. And slept under a juniper tree. ] See on 1 Kings 19:4 . An angel t...
1 Kings 19:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He lay and slept under a juniper tree But he is wakened out of his sleep, and finds himself not only well provided for with bread and water, but, which is more, attended by an angel, who guarded hi...
1 Kings 19:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ELIJAH FLEEING FROM JEZEBEL (vs.1-10) When Ahab informed his wife Jezebel of Elijah's having brought down the fire of God to consume his sacrifice, of the slaughter of the prophets of Baal and t...
1 Kings 19:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Elijah's Flight from Jezebel. B. C. 906. 1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had don...
1 Kings 19:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Kings 19:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Depressed At What Appeared To Be Failure Elijah Flees To The Mountain Of God In Horeb (Sinai) And Is Sustained And Recommissioned By YHWH ( 1 Kings 19:1-18 ). Exultant because the battle appeared...
1 Kings 19:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ELIJAH DEJECTED, REPROVED, AND ENCOURAGED CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 19:2 . So let the gods do to me —The pl. אֱלֹהִימ is used commonly for GOD, Jehovah; but here appears for Jeze...
1 Kings 19:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

angel ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
1 Kings 19:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 19:2 . Jezebel swore to destroy Elijah. Ahab would perhaps have received the prophet as his monitor and guide, had it not been for this woman, now given over to a reprobate mind. 1 Kings...
1 Kings 19:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

He arose and went for his life. The flight into the wilderness This is a sad sequel to the triumph on Mount Carmel. Elijah had forgotten Jezebel. Not present herself on Mount Carmel, she had re...
1 Kings 19:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ELIJAH 'S FLIGHT THE THEOPHANY OF HOREB AND THE CALLING OF ELISHA .—We can readily understand with what a sense of humiliation and shame the weak and excited king,...
1 Kings 19:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Flees before Jezebel
1 Kings 19:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 12:7 ; Daniel 10:10 ; Daniel 10:9 ; Daniel 8:19 ; Daniel 9:21 ; Genesis 28:11-15 ; Hebrews 1:14 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; Psalms 34:10 ; Psalms 34:7
1 Kings 19:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Elijah Fleeing for His Life 1 Kings 19:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The story of the slaughter of the prophets of Baal. The people fell on their faces as soon as they saw that God consumed the s...

1 Kings 19:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 19:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 19:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 19:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 19:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 19:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 19:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 19:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 19:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

1 Kings 19:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 19:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 19:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 19:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 19:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary