The Strand Study Bible

I KINGS 16:33

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I KINGS 17:16

33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Is- rael to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. 34 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, 1 ac- cording to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. PF READ NEXT - I Kings 15:23,24 I Kings 17 The ministry of Elijah (Note - Elijah performs eight different miracles) Elijah’s first miracle (The promise of a draught for 3 1/2 years) (Fulfilled - I Ki 18:45 - c. 907 BC) Date - c. 910 BC/AM 3090 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORDGod of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, 2 there shall not be dew nor rain these years, 3 but according to my word. P 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence , and turn thee eastward , and hide thyself by the brook Cherith , that is before Jordan . 4 And it shall be , that thou shalt drink of the brook ; and I have commanded the ravens 4 to feed thee there . 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Elijah’s second miracle (The promise of the meal and the oil not to fail) (Fulfilled - I Ki 17:15,16 - c. 910 BC) 8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9 Arise , get thee to Zarephath , which be- longeth to Zidon , and dwell there : behold , I have commanded a widow woman there to 5 sustain thee . 10 So he arose and went to Zarepha- th. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there

gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, 6 Fetch me, I pray thee, a little wa- ter in a vessel, that I may drink.

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Josh 6:26 2. Jms 5:17 3. Fulfilled - I Ki 18:45 (Rain) 4. Job 5:20

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• Zarephath

5. Note – 99.9% of the time God will put it on the heart of people (usually by way of his Word – Lk 6:38 & Jms 2:15-16 & I Cor 9:7- 12/Num 18:20-24) to take care of other people. However, if those people He depends on don’t come through, then the people He wants to help… well, they just don’t get helped.

• Tishbeh

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6. Mt 10:41 7. Fulfilled - I Ki 17:15-16 (Meal and Oil) 8. See - I Ki 17:14

Elijah is commanded to leave the brook and go to Zarephath Map #192 Elijah’s second miracle (The promise of the meal and the oil not to fail) (Fulfilled - I Ki 17:15,16 - c. 910 BC)

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. 12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The 7 barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, 3 until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. PP 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, 8 did eat many days. PF 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, 8 according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. PF

17:1 Elijah’s name means “ Jehovah is my God.” He is referred to 41 times in the NT (Mt 11:14 & 16:14 & 17:3-4,10-12 & 27:47,49, Mk 6:15 & 8:28 & 9:4-5,11-13 & 15:35-36, Lk 1:17 & 4:25-26 & 9:8,19,30,33,54, Jn 1:21,25 &Rom11:2, Jms 5:17-18 and Rev 11:3-12). 17:9 This widow (of Zarephath) is referred to 2 times in the NT (Lk 4:26 and Heb 11:35).