1 Kings 17:4
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
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1 Kings 13:28And he went and found his corpse cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the ass.
1 Kings 19:5And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!
Job 34:29When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?
Psalms 147:9Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
Jonah 2:1And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;
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 →