1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word."
2 The LORD then said to Elijah:
3 "Leave here, go east and hide in the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan.
4 You shall drink of the stream, and I have commanded ravens to feed you there."
5 So he left and did as the LORD had commanded. He went and remained by the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan.
6 Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the stream.
7 After some time, however, the brook ran dry, because no rain had fallen in the land.
8 So the LORD said to him:
9 "Move on to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have designated a widow there to provide for you."
10 He left and went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her, "Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink."
11 She left to get it, and he called out after her, "Please bring along a bit of bread."
12 "As the LORD, your God, lives," she answered, "I have nothing baked; there is only a handful of flour in my jar and a little oil in my jug. Just now I was collecting a couple of sticks, to go in and prepare something for myself and my son; when we have eaten it, we shall die."
13 "Do not be afraid," Elijah said to her. "Go and do as you propose. But first make me a little cake and bring it to me. Then you can prepare something for yourself and your son.
14 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'The jar of flour shall not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"
15 She left and did as Elijah had said. She was able to eat for a year, and he and her son as well;
16 The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, as the LORD had foretold through Elijah.
17 Some time later the son of the mistress of the house fell sick, and his sickness grew more severe until he stopped breathing.
18 So she said to Elijah, "Why have you done this to me, O man of God? Have you come to me to call attention to my guilt and to kill my son?"
19 "Give me your son," Elijah said to her. Taking him from her lap, he carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
20 He called out to the LORD: "O LORD, my God, will you afflict even the widow with whom I am staying by killing her son?"
21 Then he stretched himself out upon the child three times and called out to the LORD: "O LORD, my God, let the life breath return to the body of this child."
22 The LORD heard the prayer of Elijah; the life breath returned to the child's body and he revived.
23 Taking the child, Elijah brought him down into the house from the upper room and gave him to his mother. "See!" Elijah said to her, "your son is alive."
24 "Now indeed I know that you you are a man of God," the woman replied to Elijah. "The word of the LORD comes truly from your mouth."
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Chapter 17 of 1 kings is a remarkable story of miracles and faith. In this chapter, God sends the prophet Elijah to a city in Zarefate, where a widow receives him and, despite having only a little flour and olive oil, God makes his provision never end. Later, the widow has a son who is seriously sick and apparently dies, but Elijah intercedes with God and the boy is brought back to life. Below are five verses from other Bible books that relate to the topics addressed in 1 Kings 17.
Psalm 37:25: "I was young and now I am old, but I have never seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging bread." This verse highlights God's faithfulness to provide for the righteous and those who trust in Him, even in difficult times, as in the case of the widow in 1 Kings 17.
Matthew 6:33: "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to him." This verse emphasizes the importance of seeking God first and trusting that He will provide all our needs, as it did with the widow in 1 Kings 17.
Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is the certainty of what we expect and proof of things we do not see." This verse highlights the importance of faith in God, even when we cannot clearly see the solution to our problems. The widow's faith in 1 kings 17 allowed her to trust God to provide her daily provision.
James 5:16: "Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." This verse highlights the power of prayer and intercession for others, as Elijah did by intercede with God for the life of the widow's son in 1 Kings 17.
Luke 1:37: "For for God nothing is impossible." This verse emphasizes the power and sovereignty of God, which can perform miracles and make the impossible happen, as he did in multiplying the widow's flour and olive oil in 1 Kings 17 and by bringing her son back to life through Elias.
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