1 Kings 17:10. So he arose and went to Zarephath.
There is the same unreasoning faith: "So he arose;" just as, in the 5th verse, it is written: "So he went;" that is, with all alacrity, he did his Lord’s bidding without any question.
1 Kings 17:10. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there-
There she was, the woman who was to sustain him. She had come, no doubt, with a carriage and pair, to take him home, to her mansion. Oh, no! "The widow woman was there" -
1 Kings 17:10. Gathering of sticks:
She was a poor woman to sustain him, but there she was: "gathering of sticks."
1 Kings 17:10. And he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
Water was scarce then; every drop was very precious; it was therefore a large request that Elijah made to her.
1 Kings 17:10. So he arose and went to Zarephath.
There is the same unreasoning faith: "So he arose;" just as, in the 5th verse, it is written: "So he went;" that is, with all alacrity, he did his Lord’s bidding without any question.
1 Kings 17:10. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there-
There she was, the woman who was to sustain him. She had come, no doubt, with a carriage and pair, to take him home, to her mansion. Oh, no! "The widow woman was there" -
1 Kings 17:10. Gathering of sticks:
She was a poor woman to sustain him, but there she was: "gathering of sticks."
1 Kings 17:10. And he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
Water was scarce then; every drop was very precious; it was therefore a large request that Elijah made to her.