1 Kings 19:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 19:1-8

One would have expected, after such a public and sensible manifestation of the glory of God and such a clear decision of the controversy depending between him and Baal, to the honour of Elijah, the confusion of Baal's prophets, and the universal satisfaction of the people?after they had seen both fire and water come from heaven at the prayer of Elijah, and both in mercy to them, the one as it signified the acceptance of their offering, the other as it refreshed their inheritance, which was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 19:6

And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baked on the coals ,.... Just took off the coals, quite hot. Bochart F17 Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 2. c. 33. col. 528. thinks it should be rendered, "baked on hot stones"; and such was the way of baking cakes in some of the eastern countries; see Gill on Genesis 18:6 , the stones hereabout might be heated by a supernatural power, and the cake baked on them by an angel; these sort of cakes are in Hebrew called "huggoth", as some pronounce the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 19:6

A cake baken on the coals - All this seems to have been supernaturally provided. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:1-8

Elijah's Prayer for Death. How erratic have been the movements of this prophet! Our first introduction to him is at the court of Ahab, whence, as soon as he utters his prophecy, he is away to Cherith in the east, among the wilds of Gilead. Next we find him in the north, at Zarephath of Zidon. Then he meets Obadiah, probably in the plain of Esdraelon, whence he passes over to Carmel in the west. From Carmel he runs before Ahab's horses to the entrance of Jezreel. The next day finds him on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:1-8

The Prophet's Despair. I. ELIJAH 'S WEAKNESS . 1 . His disappointment . With the hand of the Lord upon him he had come to Jezreel ( 1 Kings 18:46 ). Was it not because a further success for God awaited him there? Could Carmel's wonders and the mercy of God in the rain now flooding the earth be resisted? Jezebel's message, displaying only determined and increased hostility, rudely dispels the dream. The blighting of the long-expected fruit of prayer and waiting and mightiest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 19:1-18

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 19:6

And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake [same word as in 1 Kings 17:13 ] baken on the coals [Heb. a cake of stones, or coals . LXX . ἐγκρυφίας . The thin, flat bread of the East, especially among the nomadic desert tribes, is constantly baked in a rude oven, constructed in the sand or soft. A little hollow is made; sometimes it is lined with stones to retain the heat; fuel, often the root of the genista, is placed upon it and kindled, and when the sand or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 19:6

" A cake baken on the coals, " etc. Not only was the prophet protected, he was provided for by the angel. What a commentary on that verse, "He giveth it to his beloved while they sleep "( Psalms 127:2 , Hebrews) And does not God give us all food in like manner? While the farmer sleeps, the seed springs and grows up, he knoweth not how ( Mark 4:27 ). Our Keeper neither slumbers nor sleeps ( Psalms 121:4 ). Observe also how God prepares a table in the wilderness. It is not the first... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 19:6

A cake baken on the coals - It is not implied that Elijah found a fire lighted and the cake on it, but only that he found one of the usual baked cakes of the desert, which form the ordinary food of the Arab at the present day.At his head - The Hebrew word means simply “the place on which the head lies;” hence, the marginal rendering, “bolster.” read more

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