Bible Commentary

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 8 16. Elijah sent to Zarephath and sustained by a widow woman (Not in Chronicles) 9. get thee to Zarephath ] This was the city which was known in later times (Luk … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:9”

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 8-16. the word of the Lord came tohimZarephath, Sarepta, now Surafend, whither he was directedto go, was far away on the western coast of Palestine, about ninemiles south of Sidon, and within the dominions of Jezebel’s impiousfather, where the famine also prevailed. Meeting, at his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:8”

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 7. because there had been [R.V. was ] no rain ] Not only had there been none, but the drought was continuing. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 7. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:7”

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 6. And the ravens brought, &c.] According to the LXX., the ravens brought him ‘bread in the morning, and flesh in the evening.’ Jerome in his life of Paul the hermit … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:6”

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. 5. he went and dwelt ] The first of these verbs, and, of course, the conjunction, is omitted by the LXX. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges So … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:5”

And it shall be, [that] thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 4. thou shalt drink of the brook ] The drought had not yet dried it up, but soon it would do so. I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there ] Just as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:4”

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan. 3. and hide thyself ] The prophet’s life would be in danger from the anger of the king and Jezebel, who would consider Elijah not merely the announcer but the cause of the drought. by the brook … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:3”

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 2. came unto him ] The LXX. explains that it was ‘unto Elijah,’ which could hardly be doubted from what follows. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1Ki 17:2-7 The word of the Lord came unto him. The word of the Lord We … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:2”

And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. Chap. 1Ki 17:1-7. Elijah the Tishbite. His prophecy of a drought and its fulfilment (Not in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 17:1”

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, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun. 34. The rebuilding of Jericho (Not in Chronicles) 34. Hiel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 16:34”