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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:8-16

The Furnace of Trial. The village of Zarephath appears to have borrowed its name from the furnace or furnaces created there for the smelting of metals. See note on 1 Kings 17:9 . A great lexicographer interprets the word to mean, a "workshop for the melting and refining of metals." But that name might with scarcely less propriety have been bestowed upon it from the circumstances recorded in this section. It was a veritable furnace for men; a place of assay and refining both for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:10-16

The Barrel of Meal. In the East the people kept their corn in earthen jars to protect it from insects which swarm in the heat of the sun. What in our translation is called a "barrel" ( כד ) was one of these vessels. The store in this case was run low; there was but a "handful" left; yet this was so multiplied by the power of God that three persons found at least in it sufficient provision for two and a half years. Let us inquire— I. HOW ITS CONDITION BECAME KNOWN . 1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:16

And [Omit. This verse is explicative, not additional] the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fall, according to the word of the Lord, which He spake by [Heb. by the hand of ] Elijah. [Having received a prophet in the name of a prophet, she received a prophet's reward. ( Matthew 10:41 , Matthew 10:42 ). Stanley suggests that our Lord, when He spoke of the "cup of cold water," may have had this incident in his mind. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:16

The Widow's Cruse. Describe this incident in the life of Elijah. Show some of the ADVANTAGES which arose from his visit to Zarephath; e . g . , 1 . It was a means of blessing to himself . He found a true worshipper of Jehovah even in the coasts of Tyre, where, under the rule of Jezebel's father, one was least to be expected. This would strengthen his faith, and it would keep alive his hope that his work in Israel would "not be in vain in the Lord." We may sometimes assure... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:16

Entertaining a Stranger. We naturally ask why Elijah should have been sent at this crisis to Zarephath. The fact that it lay so near to the birthplace of Jezebel, and in the very home of the Baal worship, may have had something to do with this. It might be a safer place of retreat for the prophet than it seemed to be, for Ahab would scarcely dream of following him there. But other reasons are suggested by the use our Lord makes of this incident ( Luke 4:25 , Luke 4:26 ). The prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. [Does this mean that he was dead? Keil thinks it perfectly clear that it does. Bähr is as firmly persuaded that it does not. He justly remarks (3) Daniel 10:18 , Daniel 10:20 do not necessitate the belief that he was dead (see below). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17-18

The Reproaches of Death. In 1 Kings 17:15 we read that the widow and her household did eat of the multiplied meal " days " ( ימים ), a term which is by some Hebraists understood, when used without qualification, to denote a year . So the phrase with which the text opens, "And it came to pass after these things," imports that the miracle of raising the widow's son occurred "after" Elijah had been one year in her house. The "things" to which this miracle succeeded were the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17-24

Life from the Dead. The miracles wrought by Elijah or associated with his name were for the most part of the nacre of severe judgments, and present the person of the lowly prophet in a stern and terrible light before us. But the two miracles that mark the opening of his career were miracles of mercy, and show that there was another side to his character, one that was tenderly sympathetic and humane. Having at first brought hope and a new lease of life to the starving mother and her child,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17-24

Affliction and its Fruits. I. THE DISCIPLINE OF TRIAL . 1 . It is no proof of God's anger . Sorrow darkens the homes of God's beloved. This was a home of faith and ministering love. Affliction is no more proof of wrath than is the farmer's ploughing of his field. To him, with his eye upon the future harvest, it is only the needful preparation of the soil. And the great Husbandman, with His eye upon the eternal glory, must open up a bed within the soul's depths for the seed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:18

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee [Heb. what to me and thee. Same formula, 11:12 ; 2 Samuel 16:10 ; 2 Kings 3:13 ; Matthew 8:29 ; John 2:4 . It means, "What is there between us?" or practically, "What have I done?" "Is this the result of my association with thee? Must such sorrow befal me because thou art with me?" Bähr], O thou man of God? [This woman, if a Phoenician, was evidently familiar with the titles borne by the Hebrew prophets ( 1 Kings 12:22 ; ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:8-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:17-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:18

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