1 Kings 17:6
And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink.
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In Context
5So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.
7Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.
Cross References
Exodus 16:35And the children of Israel had manna for their food for forty years, till they came to a land with people in it, till they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.
Judges 14:14And he said, Out of the taker of food came food, and out of the strong came the sweet. And at the end of three days they were still not able to give the answer.
1 Kings 13:28And he went and saw the dead body stretched out in the road with the ass and the lion by its side: the lion had not taken the body for its food or done any damage to the ass.
1 Kings 19:8So he got up and took food and drink, and in the strength of that food he went on for forty days and nights, to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Psalms 34:9\34:8\By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
Psalms 37:19They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:2-8
Elijah's First Prophecy; Elijah Fed by Ravens. ( b. c. 910.) 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. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed… Read the whole commentary →