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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:2-4

Strange Provision in a Sad Necessity. The miracles associated with the ministry of Elijah and Elisha have led some to deny the historical credibility of the Books of Kings. It should be remembered that great miracles were rendered necessary by a great and general apostasy. It was essential to the survival of true faith that Jehovah should indicate His unseen sovereignty. In Israel such attestation was more required than in Judah, where the sanctuary and the priesthood, in the worst times,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:2-6

Resources of Providence. When the heavens are shut up by the word of the Lord, what will become of the prophet who declared that word? Will he not suffer from the drought in common with the sinners on whose account the dew and rain are restrained? Will he not be exposed to the rage of an idolatrous king and queen whose humbled gods cannot, in this crisis, vindicate themselves? Will not a demoralized populace resent their sufferings upon the man of God? God knows all, and is equal to all,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:3

Get thee hence, and turn thee [for the construction ( dat . commodi ) cf. Genesis 12:2 ; Genesis 22:2 ; Song of Solomon 2:11 ] eastward [This he must do, whichever side of the Jordan, east or west, the brook Cherith was, for his interview with Ahab had probably taken place at Samaria. But the word would be specially appropriate, if the Cherith was beyond Jordan. Ewald, indeed, holds that our text is decisive on this point], and hide thyself [Heb. be hid, i.e; lie hid, Niphal.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:3-7

The Solitary Place. We have just seen that it was from the wilderness that Elijah went forth into the busy, wicked world, and to the anxious, dangerous work of a prophet. He, like his antitype, was in the desert "until the time of his showing unto Israel" ( Luke 1:80 ). There, in secret communion with God, he had gained strength for the encounter; there he had meditated over the grievous apostasy of his people, and had "vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their evil deeds" ( 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:4

And it shall be that thou shalt drink of the brook [There was clearly nothing miraculous about the supply of water . No miracle was wrought even to continue the supply, 1 Kings 17:7 ]; and I have commanded [of. 1 Kings 17:9 ; Isaiah 5:1-30 ; Isaiah 6:1-13 ; Amos 9:3 , etc.] the ravens to feed thee there. [Despite the general agreement of scholars that by ערבים we must understand "ravens," I think probability favours the meaning Orbites, i.e; inhabitants of Orbo. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:4-7

The Food of the Saints. We have just seen the prophet in his solitude. Let us now consider the manner in which he was sustained there. His needs were supplied in two ways, partly by natural, partly by supernatural means. No miracle was wrought to give him water. He must make his home in the wady and drink of the rivulet that flowed past his feet. It was there, and he must help himself to it. But with his food it was quite different. He could not find that, and so it was brought to him;... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Brook Cherith - Rather, “the torrent course,” one of the many which carry the winter rains from the highlands into that stream. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:4

The ravens - This is the translation of most of the ancient versions; others, omitting the points, which are generally allowed to have no authority, read “Arabians;” others, retaining the present pointing, translate either “merchants” (compare the original of Ezekiel 27:9, Ezekiel 27:27), or “Orbites.” Jerome took it in this last sense, and so does the Arabic Version. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:3-4

1 Kings 17:3-4. 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 well agreed. By sending him to this remote and retired place, where he was to lie concealed, so that neither friends nor foes might know where he was, God rescued him from the fury of Ahab and Jezebel, who, he knew, would seek to destroy him. That Ahab did not seize him immediately... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 17:1-24

16:29-22:53 MINISTRY OF ELIJAHJezebel’s Baalism in Israel (16:29-17:24)In a new political alliance, Ahab, the new king of Israel, married Jezebel, daughter of the king-priest of Phoenicia. Ahab not only accepted his wife’s Baalism, but also gave it official status in Israel by building a Baal temple in the capital (29-33). The Baalism imported by Jezebel was of a kind far more evil and far more dangerous to Israel’s religion than the common Canaanite Baalism practised at the high places.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:2-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:2-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:3-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:4-7

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:3-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 17:1-24

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