Bible Commentary

And Elijah said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him today. 15. I will surely shew myself unto him to day ] With this assurance Obadiah is satisfied, and goes to find Ahab. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges As the Lord of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:15”

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]: and he shall slay me. And now thou sayest, go tell my lord, behold, Elijah [is here]: and he shall slay me. That is, should he carry such a message to him, and Elijah should be removed elsewhere, and not to be found. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:14”

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 13. Was it not told my lord ] Obadiah’s thought seems to be that Elijah could … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:13”

And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 12. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:12”

And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]. And now thou sayest, go tell thy lord, behold, Elijah is here. Which, if I should not be able to make good, would be of fatal consequence to me; and that it is plain he feared, by what he next says. Fuente: John … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:11”

[As] the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, [He is] not [there]; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 10. there is no nation or kingdom ] Of course Obadiah’s words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:10”

And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 9. What [R.V. wherein ] have I sinned ] Obadiah’s fear is very natural. He is asked to carry a message to Ahab, which another disappearance of Elijah may make to seem untrue. He … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:9”

And he answered him, I [am]: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]. 8. I am] R.V. It is I. To correspond with the change in the preceding verse. tell thy lord ] It would be news of great interest to the king of Israel, as is clearly shewn by the efforts which he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:8”

And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, [Art] thou that my lord Elijah? 7 16. Meeting of Obadiah and Elijah (Not in Chronicles) 7. and he knew him ] The prophet’s garb would probably make him easy to be recognized, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:7”

So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 6. Ahab went one way by himself ] We can see the grievous necessity the land was in when the king himself goes forth on such a quest. No one save … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:6”