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Joseph Sutcliffe

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

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Kings 17:17-24

1 Kings 17:17-24And it came to pass after these things.The test of the home-lifeMany a man might bear himself as a hero and saint in the solitudes of Cherith, or on the heights of Carmel, and yet wretchedly fail in the home-life of Zarephath. It is one thing to commune with God in the solitudes of nature, and to perform splendid acts of devotion and zeal for Him in the presence of thousands; but it is quite another to walk with Him day by day in the midst of a home, with its many calls for the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 17:22

1Ki 17:22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. Ver. 22. And the Lord heard. ] The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availed much. Jam 5:16 read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Kings 17:22

into him: Heb. into his inward parts and he revived: Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 2:6, 2 Kings 13:21, Luke 8:54, John 5:28, John 5:29, John 11:43, Acts 20:12, Romans 14:9, Revelation 11:11 Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:35 - and the child opened Acts 20:10 - and fell Hebrews 11:35 - Women read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Kings 17:22

And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.Into him again — This plainly supposes the existence of the soul in a state of separation, and consequently its immortality: probably God might design by this miracle to give an evidence hereof, for the encouragement of his suffering people. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 17:22

22. The soul of the child came into him again That which leaves the body when it dies is sometimes called the soul (Genesis 35:18) and sometimes the spirit, (Ecclesiastes 12:7,) and hence we may argue that, according to biblical psychology, soul and spirit are never separated from each other, though as regards their essential nature they may be distinguished. The question of the separate conscious existence and immortality of the disembodied soul is not involved in this text, but the... read more

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