Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:14
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
14. God of Israel ] Omitted by the LXX., as are also, in the next verse, the words ‘according to the saying of Elijah.’
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, in whom I perceive thou trustest.
The barrel of meal, i.e. the meal of the barrel; an hypallage or metonymy. So
the cruse of oil, for the oil of the cruse.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For thus saith the Lord God of Israel,…. Whom the prophet perceived she had knowledge of, and faith in:
the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail; that is, the meal in the barrel, and the oil in the cruse, by an hypallage, or change of words:
until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth; which was assuring her the rain would be sent, and that the Lord, who had the sole command of it, would send it; and that, until that time it should be sent, she would have no lack of provisions, and therefore need not scruple dressing for the prophet first.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
14. Until the Lord sendeth rain It is evident the dearth extended into Phenicia, and Menander (in Josephus) says, that in the reign of Ethbaal there was a want of rain for a whole year.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ki 17:14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
Ver. 14. The barrel of meal shall not waste. ] This was hard to believe: but true faith, when it is in heart, will eat its way over all alps of opposition. See 1Ki 17:12 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
barrel of meal. Figure of speech Hypallage (App-6) = meal in the barrel.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
thus saith: 2Ki 3:16, 2Ki 7:1, 2Ki 9:6
The barrel of meal: 1Ki 17:4, 2Ki 4:2-7, 2Ki 4:42-44, Mat 14:17-20, Mat 15:36-38
sendeth: Heb. giveth
Reciprocal: 2Ki 4:6 – And the oil Jer 14:22 – Art Mat 6:34 – for Mar 8:8 – they took
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
17:14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, {g} The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
(g) God receives no benefit for the use of his own, but he promises an ample recompence for them.