By a widow, whose meal and oil are multiplied, ver. Last time we looked at the state of israel at the time elijah came on the scene. The barrel of meal shall not be used up, neither shall the cruse of oil fail. God provides for him a the brook cherith through ravens feeding him. Use this free bible study in your childrens sunday school or kids church. Oct 08, 2019 it is her act of faith to feed the prophet of god first that saves her and her sons life. Elijah seals the heavens and is fed by the ravensat his command the barrel of flour and the jar of oil of the widow of zarephath never become emptyhe. See, i have commanded a widow there to provide for you. As in the story immediately preceding it, elijah is driven to a new place by the word of the lord 1 kings 17. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 kings 17 and. Elijah prays for drought and experiences gods provision. The chapter begins with a declaration of an absence of rain for an undisclosed number of years 1 kings 17. We dont know how long elijah had been waiting, but no doubt he was glad that god spoke to him again, telling him this time to leave the brook cherith after all the source of water so essential for life was dried up.
Questions for reflection and discussion 1 kings 17 816. These shields were intended for the bodyguard to carry on state occasions 1 kings 14. The context the first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings. Enrich your faith and grow in spiritual maturity with the incredible bible study and devotional books listed below. Yet elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in zarephath in the region of sidon luke 4. The major lesson that kings teaches its readers is that failure to honor the revealed will of god results in ruin and destruction. The first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings. And elijah the tishbite, of the inhabitants of gilead, said to ahab, as the lord god of israel lives, before whom i stand, there.
Elijah receives an instruction from god to go to zarephath a long way. When genuine faith is tested, it brings glory to god and works. After the words 33 the boy sickens and breath leaves. When he sends his prophet to zarephath in the land of sidon 1 kings 17. The struggle between omri and tibni, and omris prevalency, and his reign 1 kings 16. Thomas constable, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of. The international bible lesson uniform sunday school lessons series for sunday, july 15, 2012, is from 1 kings 3.
Please read 1 kings 17 completely before beginning. King solomon prayed for wisdom to govern gods people, and he became known as the wisest person to ever live see 1 kings 3. At some point in life most of us face the problem of dwindling resources. God sends him on a journey, without water supplies seeing the brook was already dry, and that which involves going through arid country. The roman magistrates had rods and axes carried before them, in token of their power to correct the bad. See appendix 1 at the end of these notes for a chart of the dates of the rulers of judah and israel. So he arose and went to zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. She went out that morning to gather sticks, not to meet a guest.
As the elijah narratives indicate, however, the god of israel specializes in feeding the hungry 1 kings 17. The story of the widow of zarephath should encourage us to trust the lord to supply our needs at all times. We welcome your feedback and suggestions to improve this lesson plan, simply leave a. Questions for discussion and thinking further follow the versebyverse. It recounts the story of gods care for elijah and the widow of zarephath in 1 kings 17. Because king ahab and his wife, jezebel, established the worship of baal throughout the northern kingdom, the prophet elijah sealed the heavens, causing years. Consequently the gold plate upon one target was not quite 9 lbs. If you have been studying the book of kings with me to date, the good news is that this chapter is not another this king was good and these other kings were bad lecture.
David guzik commentary on 1 kings 17 describes the early ministry of the prophet elija. Lord, jehovah jireh or yahweh yireh, meaning the lord will provide gen. How did the morality of ahab compare to those before him. As he came to the entrance of the village he met a woman, a widow, gathering firewood. Such a pronouncement comes as a punishment to king ahab because he did evil in the sight of the lord more than all who were before him 1 kings 16. The wadi cherith provides elijah with water, and god enlists ravens to bring the prophet bread and meat, morning and evening 1 kings 17. What the navy of tharshish brought every three years to solomon, 1 kings 10. One thing we can count on as christians is tests and trials.
As king, ahab incorporated baal and asherah worship, provoking gods anger. If she had, she would have understood that god could take a little flour. Montgomery, a critical and exegetical commentary on the books of kings, pp. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i wrote additional commentaries, all of them falling under the new be series.
He asked her, please, would you bring me a little water in a jug. He makes two hundred targets and three hundred shields of gold, 1 kings 10. And elijah the tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of gilead, said unto ahab, as the lord god. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks. The seven days reign of zimri, and his sudden fall 1 kings 16. And he made three hundred shield s portable shields peltas, vulgate adapted for use in hand to hand encounters 2 chronicles 12. Thiele, the mysterious numbers of the hebrew kings. The beginning of the reign of ahab, of whom we shall afterwards read much 1 kings 16. As weve been reading 1 kings, each king is qualified by when he began to reign, for how long, from what city, and to what degree he followed or rejected gods ways. Ahab succeeded his father omri, a king who did that which was evil in the sight of yahweh and who was wickedly above all who were before him 1 kings 16. When genuine faith is tested, it brings glory to god and works for the good of the believer luke 4. The first 11 chapters deal with king solomon, who ruled over the united kingdom, and chapters 1216 deal with the kings of israel and judah.
And elijah the tishbite, of the inhabitants of gilead, said to ahab, as the lord god of israel lives, before whom i stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word. Nov 04, 2012 the chapter begins with a declaration of an absence of rain for an undisclosed number of years 1 kings 17. These shields were borne by the royal bodyguard on great occasions 1 kings 14. A study in 1 kings community bible church ilderton. She does not appear to have been at all aware that she was to feed a prophet. Here are a few questions about the text for our consideration. This study comes from week 49 of the reading plan, 1 kings 1122.
All of gods saints have been tested, including the great prophet elijah. Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold for pomp and magnificence, and to be carried before him by his guard when he went abroad. That these were much smaller shields is clear from the text. Find top church sermons, illustrations, and preaching slides on 1 kings 17. Instead we are going to get introduced to one of the most important figures in the old testament. Now the famine was severe in samaria, 3 and ahab had summoned obadiah, his palace administrator. Gods ways are often and rightly described as mysterious, and at face value they certainly seem to be so here. Read 1 kings 17 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Sep 16, 2017 the case of the empty barrel elijah 1 kings 17. Consider the tests that he faced in just one chapter of the bible. But concerning elijah, the wicked king said, art thou he who troubleth israel. This is the second message on elijah and we are in 1 kings chapter 17.
Did the widow of zarephath not hear our sermon last week. And it came to pass after many days that the word of the lord came to elijah, in the third year, saying, go, present yourself to ahab, and i will send rain on the earth. Townsend and boyds commentaries title this weeks lesson blessed for faithfulness, standard commentary titles this lesson active faith. Testament commentary on abrahams faith in hebrews 11.
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