1 Kings 19:5

5 He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.

1 Kings 19:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:5

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree
Being weary and fatigued with his journey, the same under which he sat; for there was but one, as that is said to be in the preceding verse:

behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, arise, and eat;
so far was the Lord from granting his request to take away his life, that he made provision to preserve it; so careful was he of him, as to give an angel charge to get food ready for him, and then awake him to eat of it.

1 Kings 19:5 In-Context

3 When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Be'er-Sheva, which belongs to Yehudah, and left his servant there.

4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

5 He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.

6 He looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drink, and laid him down again.

7 The angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.