Bible Commentary

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 9 18. God’s revelation and direction to Elijah (Not in Chronicles) 9. unto a cave ] The Hebrew has the article, and this is represented … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:9”

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 8. in the strength of that meat ] As Moses had been forty days on Sinai and had taken no food with him, so now Elijah, who was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:8”

And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise [and] eat; because the journey [is] too great for thee. 7. because the journey is too great for thee ] No mention has yet been made of the distance or place to which Elijah meant to go. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:7”

And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 6. and behold, there was] The R.V., following the Hebrew order, puts ‘at his head’ immediately after these words. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:6”

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat. 5. And as he lay and slept ] Better, with R.V., ‘And he lay down and slept.’ The verb is the same as that which is so rendered at the close of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:5”

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my fathers. 4. a day’s journey into the wilderness … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:4”

And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and left his servant there. 3. And when he saw that] The LXX. reading instead of the text renders by , ‘and he was afraid.’ And this makes a good sense. But it is not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:3”

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. 2. Jezebel sent a messenger ] The queen could not restrain herself in her rage. She cannot make arrangements … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:2”

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Chap. 1Ki 19:1-8. Elijah’s flight to Horeb (Not in Chronicles) 1. And Ahab told Jezebel ] The LXX. adds ‘his wife.’ and withal how ] The construction in the original is here irregular. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:1”

And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. 46. the hand of the Lord was on Elijah ] A divine impulse which directed and supported him in what he was to do. If there was still hope of a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:46”