1 Kings 19:7

7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you. ”

1 Kings 19:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:7

And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and
touched him
In order to awake him out of sleep:

and said unto him, arise, and eat, because the journey is too great for
thee;
which he had to go to Horeb, without eating more than he had; and there were no provisions to be had in a common way and manner in his road thither.

1 Kings 19:7 In-Context

5 And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat. ”

6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again.

7 And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you. ”

8 And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God.

9 There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah? ”