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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:1-18

The Desponding Prophet. A marvellous change has come over Elijah. It is difficult to imagine a more complete contrast than is presented by his moral attitude in this and the previous chapters. He who just before has so boldly confronted the proud king, and defied the priests of Baal, standing without fear before his flaming altar, and sternly carrying out the judgment of God on the corrupters of His people, is now filled with dismay, and flies from the post of duty and of danger. So... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:3

And when he saw that [Heb. and he saw and arose, etc. But the LXX . has καὶ ἐφοβήθη , and the Vulgate timuit, and it is to be observed that this meaning, " and he feared, " can be extracted from this word וירא without any change of radicals, for the full form יִירָא is occasionally abbreviated into יִרָא ; see 1 Samuel 18:12 ; 1 Samuel 21:13 ; 2 Kings 17:28 . A few MSS . have here וייּרא and it certainly suits the context better. Bähr, who interprets, "he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:3

" He arose and went for his life ." Elijah, the intrepid apostle of Carmel, who had met the king without fear and faced the four hundred Baal prophets, and stood alone contra mundum, is seized with panic fear. The champion of the morning becomes the coward of the evening. We may well exclaim here, Quantum mutatus ab illo! well ask, "Lord, what is man?" Some have called man a demigod; have seen in him "the peer of the angels." "What a piece of work," says Hamlet, "is man! how noble in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:4

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness [Cf. Genesis 21:14 , Genesis 21:21 ; Jeremiah 9:2 ; Revelation 12:6 . Beer-sheba stands on the fringe of the desert of Et-Tih . It was not for the sake of security alone that the prophet plunged into the "great and terrible wilderness." It is probable that from the first, "Horeb, the mount of God," was in his thoughts. He may well have seen that he was destined to be a second Moses; that he was raised up to assert and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:4

Return of Elijah to the Desert. It is well for us to recognize that the great servants of God are men like ourselves, that they were formed of the same clay, and that they share our infirmities. Elijah had no time to magnify himself after his triumph on Mount Carmel. It was at this very moment God allowed him to pass through the most terrible mental conflict. Led into the bare and arid solitudes of Horeb, he fell into a state of depression bordering on despair, and, throwing himself down... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:5

And as he lay and slept ["While death was called for, the cousin of death comes unbidden" (Hall)] under a [Heb. one ] Juniper tree, behold, then [Heb. זֶה this ; "behold here," siehe da, Gesen.], an angel [Heb. messenger ; the same word as in verse 2, but explained in verse 7 to be a messenger of God . Cf. Genesis 16:9 ; Genesis 21:17 ] touched [Heb. touching ] him and said unto him, Arise and eat. [Probably he had eaten little or nothing since leaving... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:5

" Behold, an angel touched him ." So that he was watched and guarded, even while he slept. His impatience and faithlessness have not diminished the loving care and tenderness of God. "He knoweth our frame." His very sleep was ordained in mercy. Observe the contrast between the pity and love of God and the childish repining and discontent of the man of God! Observe, too, how God uses the ministry of angels! Compare Matthew 4:11 ; Luke 22:43 ; Acts 27:23 ; Acts 5:19 ; Acts 12:8 .... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 19:3

The rapid movement of the original is very striking. “And he saw (or, “feared,” as some read), and he rose, and he went, etc.” The fear and flight of Elijah are very remarkable. Jezebel’s threat alone, had not, in all probability, produced the extraordinary change but, partly, physical reaction from the over-excitement of the preceding day; and, partly, internal disquietude and doubt as to the wisdom of the course which he had adopted.Beer-sheba is about 95 miles from Jezreel, on the very... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 19:4

Elijah did not feel himself safe until he was beyond the territory of Judah, for Ahab might demand him of Jehoshaphat 1 Kings 18:10, with whom he was on terms of close alliance 1 Kings 22:4. He, therefore, proceeds southward into the desert, simply to be out of the reach of his enemies.A juniper-tree - The tree here mentioned רתם rethem is not the juniper but a species of broom (Genista monosperma), called “rethem” by the Arabs, which abounds in the Sinaitic peninsula. It grows to such a size... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 known also under the Judges Judges 6:11-21; Judges 13:3-20, was now extended to Elijah. Any other explanation of this passage does violence to the words. It is certainly not the intention of the writer to represent Elijah as relieved on this occasion by a human “messenger.” read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 19:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 19:4

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

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