John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 17:11
1Ki 17:11 And as she was going to fetch [it], he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. Ver. 11. And as she was going, &c. ] He found her facile to the first motion, saw God in it, and maketh a second. Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread. ] a He calleth not for cates, but bread; and a little of that shall serve him too. It doth ill become a servant of the Highest to be a slave to his palate. a Buccellam, frustum. read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 17:1-24
1 Kings 17:1 . Elijah the Tishbite. His parentage is not named, but the Jews call him a levite or a priest. He swore to Ahab in the name, not of Baal, but of Jehovah. As the Lord had promised covenant-blessings with an oath, it was just, under these circumstances, to withhold rain and dew by the most solemn asseveration. Elijah had before this travelled as a prophet, and was well known; the Spirit of God having taken him from evil: 1 Kings 18:12. There shall not be dew nor rain but... read more