1 Kings 19:7

7 And 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 thee.

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 as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat .

6 And he looked , and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink , and laid him down again .

7 And 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 thee.

8 And he arose , and did eat and drink , and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?