열왕기상 17:9-15 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:13

And Elijah said unto her [This looks at first like a further test. But it is pretty clear that the prophet now knew that the widow of whom God had spoken was before him], Fear not; go and do as thou hast said [Heb. according to thy word ] but [Heb. only, however ]: make me thereof [Heb. thence, i.e; of the oil as well as the meal. The former took the place of butter. Bread was sometimes baked in oil] a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:14

For thus saith the Lord God of Israel [The words, "God of Israel," if anything, favour the supposition that he was speaking to one who was not of Israel. See on 1 Kings 17:1 . There the words were addressed to one who was denying the God of Israel] The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fall, until the day that the Lord sendeth [Heb. giveth . For תִּתֵן see note on 1 Kings 6:19 ] rain upon the earth. [Heb. on the face of the ground . Like... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:15

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah [the echo of 1 Kings 17:13 , "Go and do according to thy saying "]: and she, and he, [or he and she, according to Chethib] and her house [probably her friends or poor relatives who came to partake of her plenty (Bähr)], did eat many days. [Heb. days, i.e; an indefinite period. See note on verse 7. The word does not refer to the first baking (verse 13), but it is to be explained by the next verse. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:9

The dependence of Zarephath (Sarepta) on Sidon is indicated in the inscriptions of Sennacherib, where it is mentioned as belonging to Luliya (Elulaeus), king of Sidon, and as submitting to the Assyrian monarch on Luliya’s flight from his capital. Elijah may have been sent to this place, so near the city of Jezebel’s father, as one which it was most unlikely that he would visit. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:12

As the Lord thy God liveth - The words do not prove that the woman was an Israelite, or a worshipper of the true God; any Phoenician, recognizing in Elijah’s appearance the garb and manner of a Jehovistic prophet, might have thus addressed him: Baal-worshippers would have admitted Yahweh to be “a” living God. The woman does not say “as the Lord my God liveth.”That we may eat it and die - Phoenicia always depended for its cereal supplies on the harvests of Palestine (1 Kings 5:9 note); and it is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:9

1 Kings 17:9 . Arise, get thee to Zarephath A city between Tyre and Sidon, called Sarepta by St. Luke 4:26, and others. Which belongeth to Zidon To the jurisdiction of that city, which was inhabited by Gentiles. And God’s providing for his prophet, first, by an unclean bird, and then by a Gentile, whom the Jews esteemed unclean, was a presage of the calling of the Gentiles, and rejection of the Jews. So Elijah was the first prophet of the Gentiles. Commanded a widow woman That is,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:10-12

1 Kings 17:10-12. Behold, the widow woman was gathering sticks He knew, by some secret divine intimations, that this was the woman that was to sustain him. Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water Water, in consequence of the long drought, was doubtless scarce there as well as in the land of Israel; yet, being a pious woman, and therefore ready to succour a stranger in distress, she readily goes to fetch it. He called and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand This he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:13-14

1 Kings 17:13-14. Make me thereof a little cake first This he requires as a trial of her faith, charity, and obedience, which he knew God would graciously and plentifully reward; and so this would be a great example to encourage others to the practice of the same graces. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel In whom I perceive thou trustest. The barrel of meal The meal of the barrel. So the cruise of oil is put for the oil of the cruise. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:15

1 Kings 17:15. She did according to the saying of Elijah Giving glory to the God of Israel, by believing his prophet. O woman, great was thy faith! One has not found the like, no not in Israel. All things considered, it exceeded that of the widow, who, when she had but two mites, cast them into the treasury. She took the prophet’s word that she should not lose by it, but it should be repaid with interest. “Those that can venture upon the promise of God,” says Henry, “will make no... 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 17:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 17:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 17:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:10-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:13-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 17:1-24

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