1 Kings 17:14
For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'The jar of meal shall not empty, neither shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.'"
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In Context
15She went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, ate many days.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:4It shall be, that you shall drink of the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
2 Kings 4:2Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me: what do you have in the house?"She said, "Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil."
2 Kings 7:1Elisha said, "Hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'"
Matthew 14:17And they told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:9-17
The Widow of Zarephath. ( b. c. 908.) 8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10 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 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and… Read the whole commentary →