1 Kings 17:1-6

1 And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: "As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought - not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise."

2 God then told Elijah,

3 "Get out of here, and fast. Head east and hide out at the Kerith Ravine on the other side of the Jordan River.

4 You can drink fresh water from the brook; I've ordered the ravens to feed you."

5 Elijah obeyed God's orders. He went and camped in the Kerith canyon on the other side of the Jordan.

6 And sure enough, ravens brought him his meals, both breakfast and supper, and he drank from the brook.

1 Kings 17:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 17

This chapter begins with a prophecy of Elijah, that there should be want of rain for some years to come, and he is directed to go first to the brook Cherith, where he should be fed by ravens, 1Ki 17:1-7, and afterwards he is sent to a widow at Zarephath, where he, she, and her son, were supported for a considerable time with a handful of meal, and a little oil in a cruse miraculously increased, 1Ki 17:8-16, whose son falling sick and dying, he restored to life, 1Ki 17:17-24.