1 Kings 17
Treated in 14 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 17:16 The jar of flour was not emptied, and the jug of oil did not give out, just as the LORD had said through Elijah. 6
- 17:6 The ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening, and he drank from the stream. 2
- 17:10 So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. He called to her, "Please bring me a little water in a cup so I can drink." 2
- 17:15 She went and did as Elijah had said, and she and he and her household had food to eat for many days. 2
- 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, one of the settlers in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the years ahead unless I give the word." 1
- 17:3 "Leave this place and turn east. Hide by the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan. 1
- 17:7 After a while the stream dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 1
- 17:8 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: 1
- 17:9 "Get up and go to Zarephath, a town of Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow there to provide for you." 1
- 17:11 As she was going to get it, he called after her, "Please bring a piece of bread with you too." 1
- 17:12 She said, "As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in the jar and a little oil in the jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks so I can go home and prepare it for my son and me. We will eat it, and then we will die." 1
- 17:13 Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid. Go and do what you said. But first bake me a small loaf from what you have and bring it out to me. After that, make something for yourself and your son. 1
- 17:14 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says this: 'The jar of flour will not be emptied, and the jug of oil will not give out, until the day the LORD sends rain on the land.'" 1
- 17:17 Some time after this, the son of the woman who owned the house fell ill. His illness grew so severe that at last there was no breath left in him. 1
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Where it is preached
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
The Bottle That Did Not Fail cites 1 Kings 17:16
…did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.” — 1 Kings 17:16, ASV A Small Brown Bottle New arrivals at Ravensbrück had to give up their medicines, but…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
November cites 1 Kings xvii. 10
…to publish and practice truth.—W. Arnot. November 9 So he arose, and went to Zarephath. 1 Kings xvii. 10. Let it be equally said of you to whatever duty the Lord may call you away, “He arose and…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix A: Lessons from the Life of Corrie ten Boom cites 1 Kings 17:16
…thirty strangers a day. “The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail” (1 Kings 17:16, ASV). 15. Beware the Ravensbrück That Destroys Corrie saw selfishness as a subtler…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
May cites 1 Kings xvii. 3
…rhododendrons we trample down the daisies.—Selected. May 23 Hide thyself by the brook. 1 Kings xvii. 3. Not by the river, but by the brook. The river would always contain an abundant supply…
- Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls – Book 2 ·
Day 17 — The Last Handful of Flour cites 1 Kings 17:15–16
…of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.” — 1 Kings 17:15–16 (BSB) There was a terrible famine in the land. No rain had fallen for a long time, and…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites 1 Kings 17: 16
…as the loaves in breaking multiplied; or, as the widow’s oil, increased in pouring out. 1 Kings 17: 16. An estate may be imparted without being impaired. (8) To do good to others in necessity…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
A Bishop in a Canoe cites 1 Kings 17:6
…ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening” (1 Kings 17:6, ASV). He added that if God gave him the chance, “these small acts of kindness of these…
- Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Kings 17:6
…dangerously, and in captivity he was fed by slaves. Scriptures to revisit Acts 20:24; 1 Kings 17:6. Reflection 1. What did the kindness of Abokko’s slaves mean to him? 2. Why did he wish…
- Evening by Evening ·
February cites 1 Kings 17:16
…did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.” (1 Kings 17:16) See the faithfulness of divine love. You observe that this woman had daily necessities.…
- The Big Story ·
Fire on the Mountain cites 1 Kings 17:1
…straight at Baal: “there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” (1 Kings 17:1). Elijah’s name means “my God is the LORD”. The rain stopped. For three and a half years…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 3: Kings and Prophets ·
Elijah and the Ravens cites 1 Kings 17:16
“The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry.” — 1 Kings 17:16 After Solomon, the kingdom split into two. There were many kings, and most of them were…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 5: Wonders and Stories ·
The Widow’s Only Son cites 1 Kings 17:17–24
…her, and He helped. Long ago, the prophet Elijah had brought a widow’s son back to life (1 Kings 17:17–24). People must have remembered that story. But Jesus didn’t pray and stretch Himself over…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Providence of God cites I Kings 17:7
…will hardly feed its own young), providentially brought sustenance to the prophet Elijah. I Kings 17:7. The Virgin Mary, through bearing and bringing forth the Messiah, helped to make the…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Kings 17:8-16
…already in 1945, and the moral danger of selfishness in the camp. Scriptures to revisit 1 Kings 17:8-16; Luke 4:25-26; Philippians 2:4. Reflection 1. Where is the “Ravensbrück that destroys” at…