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1 Kings 17 The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail
Elijah seals the heavens. Ravens feed him; the widow of Zarephath shares her last meal, her meal and oil do not fail, and Elijah raises her son.
16 of 24 verses connected · 21 talks · 111 verse-to-talk connections
Come, Follow Me 2026Week 27 · June 29–July 5
1 Kings 17
- 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. (4 connected talks)
- And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, (2 connected talks)
- Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. (2 connected talks)
- And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. (2 connected talks)
- 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. (3 connected talks)
- And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. (1 connected talk)
- And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. (2 connected talks)
- And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, (4 connected talks)
- Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. (8 connected talks)
- So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. (11 connected talks)
- And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. (11 connected talks)
- And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. (12 connected talks)
- And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. (13 connected talks)
- For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. (12 connected talks)
- And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. (12 connected talks)
- And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. (12 connected talks)
- And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
- And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
- And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
- 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?
- 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.
- And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
- 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 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.
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