1 Kings 18:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 18:3

governor of = governor over. Now. Figure of speech Parenthesis. App-6 . read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:3

AHAB AND OBADIAH DILIGENTLY SEARCHED FOR SUFFICIENT PASTURE TO SAVE THE HORSES AND MULES"And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly: for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water). And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks; peradventure we may find grass and save the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Kings 18:3

1 Kings 18:3. Ahab called Obadiah— The Jews have many strange stories respecting Obadiah, very little to be relied upon. It is plain from what he says to Elijah, that he was a truly religious man, who worshipped God alone, and had a singular affection for his servants; enough, one would think, to have made Ahab discard, if not persecute him, had he not found him so highly useful in the management of his domestic affairs, as to connive at his not worshipping Baal or the calves. REFLECTIONS.—1st,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 18:3

3. Obadiah feared the Lord greatly—Although he did not follow the course taken by the Levites and the majority of pious Israelites at that time of emigration into Judah ( :-), he was a secret and sincere worshipper. He probably considered the violent character of the government, and his power of doing some good to the persecuted people of God as a sufficient excuse for his not going to worship in Jerusalem. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Kings 18:1-16

God’s revelation of His people 18:1-16Elijah would next learn from God how the Israelites would respond to his ministry as God’s servant.Evidently God made the famine especially severe in Samaria (1 Kings 18:2) because Ahab and Jezebel were the causes of it and lived there. As a believer in Yahweh, Obadiah had been a blessing to 100 of God’s prophets even in the famine (1 Kings 18:3-4). Surveyors have counted over 2,000 caves in the Mount Carmel area. [Note: Patterson and Austel, p. 142.] When... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 18:1-46

Jehovah or Baal?1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2-5; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months. 3. The governor of his house] The same office as that alluded to in 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 16:9. Feared the Lord greatly] His name (’Servant of Jehovah’) was a true index of his character. 4. Cut off the prophets] Nothing is related of this beyond what is implied in 1 Kings 19:10. 12. The Spirit.. thee] cp. 2 Kings 2:16: the prophet’s movements being directed toward... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 18:3

(3) Obadiah.—The name (“servant of Jehovah”) here corresponds to the character of the man. It is curiously significant of the hesitating and temporising attitude of Ahab, that, while Jezebel is suffered to persecute, a high officer in the court is able to profess openly the service of Jehovah, and secretly to thwart the cruelty of the queen. In his heart Ahab always seems to acknowledge the true God, but is overborne by the commanding and ruthless nature of Jezebel. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Kings 18:1-46

Obadiah A Palm in the Desert 1 Kings 18:3 The name Obadiah means 'servant of Jehovah,' and it will appear that his life and character answer to his sacred name. I. Obadiah is an Example of Early Piety. 'But I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth' was his meek avowal to Elijah, the stern Tishbite, as he confronted him in the way. It was a splendid thing to say. Yet a man who so speaks assumes an immense responsibility. I wish each youthful reader would take the words 'my youth' and ponder... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 18:1-19

ELIJAH AND AHAB1 Kings 18:1-19"Return, oh backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto Thee; for Thou art Jehovah our God. Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the tumult (of votaries) upon the mountains. Truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel. And the Shame (i.e., Baal) hath devoured the labor of our fathers."- Jeremiah 3:22-24ELIJAH stayed long with the Sidonian widow, safe in that obscure concealment, and with his simple wants supplied. But... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Kings 18:1-46

2. Elijah on Carmel: The Answered Prayer CHAPTER 18 1. The command to see Ahab (1 Kings 18:1 ) 2. Elijah’s response (1 Kings 18:2 ) 3. Ahab and Obadiah (1 Kings 18:3-6 ) 4. Elijah and Obadiah (1 Kings 18:7-15 ) 5. Elijah meets Ahab (1 Kings 18:16-18 ) 6. Elijah’s demand (1 Kings 18:19-20 ) 7. The events on Carmel (1 Kings 18:20-40 ) 8. The answered prayer (1 Kings 18:41-46 ) The judgment of God as announced by Elijah continued its allotted time. A Greek historian, Menander of... read more

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