For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
Ver. 4. When Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord.] Who declaimed against her idolatry, and proclaimed hell fire, &c. Who can stand still to have his eyes picked out
Obadiah took a hundred prophets.] This was a sure sign of the true fear of God in him, see Job 6:14 quitting his heart of carnal fears, and quickening it to help God's persecuted prophets not without the hazard of his head, if once it had been noticed. But he was as secret as good; else he could not have done so much service to the Church. Policy and religion do as well together, as they do ill asunder; their match maketh themselves secure, and many happy.
With bread and water.] Which though but mean fare, yet - to them that had the continual feast of a good conscience within - it was as brown bread and water was to the martyrs in those Marian times, better than the fine bread and wine would have been at Jezebel's table.