Bible Commentary

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 5. Go into [R.V. through ] the land ] The change gives a clearer idea of what is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:5”

For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 4. Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord ] Not content with having Baal-worship established and fostered by her husband, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:4”

And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of [his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 3. Obadiah ] The Hebrew word Obadjahu, signifies ‘servant of Jehovah,’ and is a frequent name in the Old Testament, the most conspicuous person so called being the prophet who was contemporary with Jeremiah. See Oba 1:1. which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:3”

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria. 2. And there was a sore famine ] R.V. with more strict adherence to the original, And the famine was sore. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab; wherein he shows … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:2”

And it came to pass [after] many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. Chap. 1Ki 18:1-6. Ahab and Obadiah search the land for grass. Elijah goes to meet Ahab (Not in Chronicles) 1. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:1”

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy mouth [is] truth. 24. Now by this ] R.V. omits the last two words. The italics of A.V. shew that there is nothing in the Hebrew for ‘by,’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:24”

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house,…. Being come to life, he took it off of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:23”

And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 22. And the Lord heard [R.V. hearkened unto ] the voice of Elijah ] This is the more usual rendering of the verb followed by a preposition as here. Instead of this verse the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:22”

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. 21. And he stretched himself ] As though he would give of his own vitality to restore the life of the boy. The LXX. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:21”

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 20. O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow ] The LXX. omits ‘my God.’ In ‘also’ the prophet refers to the other … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:20”