1 Kings 17:4 — Meaning and Application

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“And it shall be, {that} thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.”

1 Kings 17:4

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And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that {is} before Jordan.

And it shall be, {that} thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

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.

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

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1 Kings 17:1

"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. {Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias}"

1 Kings 17:2

"And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"

1 Kings 17:3

"Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that {is} before Jordan."

1 Kings 17:5

"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."

1 Kings 17:6

"And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook."

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