1 Kings 19:5

5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom plant. An angel touched him and said, "Get up 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 Frightened, Elijah fled to save his life. He came to Beersheba in Judah and left his servant there.

4 Then he traveled through the wilderness for a day. He sat down under a broom plant and wanted to die. "I've had enough now, LORD," he said. "Take my life! I'm no better than my ancestors."

5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom plant. An angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat."

6 When he looked, he saw near his head some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water. So he ate, drank, and went to sleep again.

7 The angel of the LORD came back and woke him up again. The angel said, "Get up and eat, or your journey will be too much for you."