1 Kings 17:7

7 But after some time the stream dried up because no rain had fallen in the land.

1 Kings 17:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:7

And it came to pass after a while
Or "at the end of days" {x}, perhaps a year, which sometimes is the sense of this phrase, see ( Exodus 13:10 ) ( Judges 17:10 ) ,

that the brook dried up;
through the excessive heat, and for want of supplies from the springs and fountains with which it was fed, and for the following reason:

because there had been no rain in the land;
from the time Elijah prayed and prophesied; of this drought mention is made in profane history: Menander, a Phoenician writer, speaks ^F25 of a drought in the times of Ithobalus (the same with Ethbaal the father of Jezebel), which lasted a whole year, and upon prayer being made there were thunder

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (Mymy Uqm) "in, vel a, fine dierum", Pagninus, Montanus
F25 Apud Joseph. Antiqu. l. 8. c. 13. sect. 2.

1 Kings 17:7 In-Context

5 Elijah left and did what the word of the LORD [had told him]. He went to live by the Cherith River, which is east of the Jordan River.

6 Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening. And he drank from the stream.

7 But after some time the stream dried up because no rain had fallen in the land.

8 Then the LORD spoke his word to Elijah:

9 "Get up, go to Zarephath (which belongs to Sidon), and stay there. I've commanded a widow there to feed you."