45<\/strong>. in the mean while<\/em> ] [R.V. in a little while<\/strong> ] The literal sense is ‘until so and until so.’ The expression is probably borrowed from a waving of the hand backward and forward, and means ‘before you could do that.’ Hence ‘in a little while’ seems to be the better rendering.<\/p>\n And Ahab rode<\/em> ] The LXX. says ‘Ahab wept.’ Ahab made his way to his palace (see 1Ki 21:2<\/span>) at Jezreel, that he might report to Jezebel what had happened. Jezreel stood in the plain of Jezreel, in the tribe of Issachar, and became one of the most famous of the royal residences of the kings of Israel.<\/p>\n Not that in Judah, Jos 15:56<\/span>, but another city in the border of Issachar and Manasseh, Jos 19:18<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 45. Ahab rode, and went toJezreel<\/B>now Zerin, a distance of about ten miles. This race wasperformed in the midst of a tempest of rain. But all rejoiced at it,as diffusing a sudden refreshment over all the land of Jezreel.<\/P><\/p>\n And it came to pass in the mean while<\/strong>,…. That the servant was gone with the message to Ahab, and Ahab was getting ready his chariot:<\/p>\n that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain<\/strong>; which all sprung from the cloud like a man’s hand; and so we are told k, that sometimes a little cloud called the ox’s eye is seen on a mount of the Cape of Good Hope, called Tafesbery, when the sky is most serene, and the sea quiet; which is at first scarce so big as a barley corn, and then as a walnut; and presently it extends itself over the whole surface of the mountain:<\/p>\n and Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel<\/strong>; as fast as he could.<\/p>\n k Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacra, vol. 3. p. 591.<\/p>\n (45) Jezreel.<\/strong>This is the first mention of the city Jezreel, a city of Issachar (Jos. 19:18<\/span>), as a royal city. The name (signifying Jehovah hath sown) was applied to the whole of the rich plain, the garden and battlefield of northern Palestine. (See Jdg. 6:33<\/span> : 1Sa. 29:1<\/span>; 2Sa. 2:9<\/span>.) The city was made a royal residence by Ahab, as Samaria by Omri. It stands in a position of some strength and great beauty, supplied by unfailing springs of water, visible from Carmel, and commanding views east and west far over the plain.<\/p>\n 45<\/strong>. <\/strong> Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel <\/strong> A distance of about twelve miles. The site of Jezreel is preserved in the modern village Zerin, <\/em> which occupies a noble site on the western point of Mount Gilboa, about one hundred feet above the plain, and commands a wide view of the surrounding country. It is first mentioned in Jos 19:18<\/span>, as belonging to the tribe of Issachar, but its chief fame is in its association with Ahab, who made it his royal residence. It did not supersede Samaria, but here Ahab built a palace, (1Ki 21:1<\/span>,) and it was the summer residence of his dynasty for three successive reigns.<\/p>\n 1Ki 18:45<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>The heaven was black with clouds and wind<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> When rain falls in the eastern countries, it is often preceded by a squall of wind; so the ingenious editor of the Ruins of Palmyra tells us, that they seldom have rain there, except at the equinoxes; that nothing could be more serene than the sky all the time they were there, which was about a fortnight in March, except one afternoon, that there was a small shower, preceded by a whirlwind, which took up such quantities of sand from the desert as quite darkened the sky. This circumstance of the wind’s taking up such quantities of sand as to darken the sky, may serve to explain the present passage, which describes the heaven as black with wind, <\/em>as well as clouds; <\/em>for neither of these circumstances, a squall <\/em>preceding the rain, or its raising great quantities of dust, is peculiar to desarts. Dr. Russel speaks of both as common at Aleppo, which is at a considerable distance from a desart. The wind’s prognosticating rain is also referred to Pro 25:14<\/span>. <\/p>\n 1Ki 18:45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.<\/p>\n Ver. 45. And there was a great rain,<\/strong> ] sc., <\/em> Upon the prayer of Elias. And the like was done for the thundering legion, as they called them, the Christians in M. Aurelius’ army.<\/p>\n wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. <\/p>\n there was: 1Ki 18:39, 1Ki 18:40, Num 25:8, 2Sa 21:14 <\/p>\n Ahab: 1Ki 21:1, 1Ki 21:23, Jos 19:18, 2Sa 2:9, 2Ki 9:16 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Jdg 6:33 – the valley 1Sa 29:1 – Jezreel 1Ki 8:36 – give rain Job 36:29 – the spreadings Job 37:13 – for mercy Psa 147:8 – covereth Ecc 11:3 – the clouds Jer 10:13 – He causeth Amo 5:8 – that calleth Luk 12:54 – When<\/p>\n And it came to pass in the meanwhile, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 45. in the mean while ] [R.V. in a little while ] The literal sense is ‘until so and until so.’ The expression is probably … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 18:45”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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