And it shall be, [that] thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Ver. 4. Thou shalt drink of the brook.] Adam's ale (water) he had, and food cooked by the angels, likely; though the Rabbis tell us - but who told them? - that the ravens pillaged it out of king Ahab's kitchen.
And I have commanded the ravens,] i.e., I have prepared them, and put this instinct into them. All creatures are ready to serve the saints. God hath taken the best of them, and bound them over to cater for his people. Hos 2:22-23 Peter Martyr observeth, that the ravens especially did owe the Lord this service, for the benefit which they singularly above other fowls enjoy by his providence when they are young; according to Job 38:41 Psalms 147:9. See Trapp on " Job 38:41 " See Trapp on " Psa 147:9 "