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1 Kings 18:46

And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, imparting to him supernatural strength; and he girded up his loins, to make traveling easier, and ran before Ahab, as a faithful servant ready to stand at his side in removing the curse of idolatry from the country, to the entrance of Jezreel, this run of some seventeen miles being in itself an unusual feat. Note: A nation's weal and woe, blessing and curse, depends upon its relation to the true God.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Kings 18:46. _RAN BEFORE AHAB_] Many think that Elijah ran before the king in order _to do him honour_; and much learned labour has been spent on this passage in order to show that Elijah had...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Divinely directed, and divinely upheld, Elijah, instead of resting, ran in advance of the king’s chariot the entire distance of at least 16 miles to the entrance of Jezreel. He thus showed himself rea...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. ELIJAH ON CARMEL: THE ANSWERED PRAYER CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The command to see Ahab (1 Kings 18:1)_ 2. Elijah's response (1 Kings 18:2) 3. Ahab and Obadiah (1 Kings 18:3) 4. Elijah and Obadiah ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 Kings 18:41. THE SENDING OF THE RAIN. Elijah and his servant again ascended Carmel, where the prophet prayed and the servant watched. The nearest point of Carmel is about 17 miles from Jezreel. Eija...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HAND. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for power put forth. GIRDED. Girdles worn by all. Taken off when resting. Put on when preparing for work or journeying. See Exodus 12:11; 2...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the hand of the Lord was on Elijah_ A divine impulse which directed and supported him in what he was to do. If there was still hope of a change in Ahab, neither God nor His prophet would be wanting t...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND HE GIRDED UP HIS LOINS, AND RAN BEFORE AHAB— In this country long and loose garments were in use, and therefore when people were inclined to run, or make any great expedition, their custom was to...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. THE AFTERMATH OF THE CONTEST 18:41-46 TRANSLATION (41) And Elijah said onto Ahab, Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of the tumult of rain. (42) Then Ahab went up to eat and to drink. An...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS ON ELIJAH; AND HE GIRDED UP HIS LOINS, AND RAN BEFORE AHAB TO THE ENTRANCE OF JEZREEL._ Elijah ... girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab. It was anciently, and still...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE HAND OF THE LORD.. ELIJAH] i.e. the prophet acted under a divine impulse: cp. 2 Kings 3:15. TO THE ENTRANCE OF JEZREEL] between 15 and 20 m. from Carmel. Ahab had a palace there (1 Kings 21:1). Th...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JEHOVAH OR BAAL? 1. In the third year] in Luke 4:2; James 5:17 the duration of the famine is given as 3 years and 6 months....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 18 GOD SENDS ELIJAH TO KING AHAB V1 After there had been no rain for three years, the *Lord spoke to Elijah. ‘Go and meet King Ahab. Then...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS ON ELIJAH — in a striking reaction of enthusiastic thankfulness after the stern calmness of his whole attitude throughout the great controversy, and his silent earnestness of...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ יַד ־יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ אֶל ־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ ו

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE RAIN 1 Kings 18:41 "Are there any of the vanities of the nations that can cause rain?" - Jeremiah 14:22 BUT the terrible excitement of the day was not vet over, nor was the victory completely w...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    EXALTATION AND DEPRESSION 1 Kings 18:41; 1 Kings 19:1 When the priests had been executed, the quick ear of the prophet detected the hurrying rain-clouds. Note the contrast between Ahab and the prophe...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this chapter we have perhaps one of the most familiar stories of the Old Testament. There are, however, certain points of interest especially to be noted. The first is Ahab's connection with Obadia...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran (q) before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. (q) He was so strengthened by God's spirit that he ran faster than the chariot...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Before Achab, notwithstanding the king was drawn by horses, (Calmet) and Elias was advanced in years, chap. xix. 4. (Menochius) --- The invigorating spirit gave him such strength and agility, (Haydoc...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS I WOULD pass over, methinks, many other considerations which this sweet chapter holds forth to view, to behold in the prophetic character of Elijah what a wonderful degree of faith the Lor...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (43) And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. (44) And it came to pass at the seventh time, t...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion, always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 AND 18. Elijah and Elisha, on the contrary (witnesses for God in the midst of a people that according to grace God still recognised as His own, but who had...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS ON ELIJAH,.... Giving him more than common strength of body, as well as courage and fortitude of mind; so the Targum, the spirit of strength from the Lord was with him: A...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Ver. 46. _And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah._] He was filled with, and acted b...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The hand of the Lord was on Elijah_ God gave him more than natural strength, whereby he was enabled to outrun Ahab's chariot for so many miles together. _And he girded up his loins_ That his garments...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 In the extremitie of famine Eliiah sent to Ahab, meeteth good Obadiah. 9 Obadiah bringeth Ahab to Eliiah. 17 Eliiah reprouing Ahab, by fire from heauen conuinceth Baals prophets. 41 Eliiah by pra...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    ELIJAH'S RETURN TO FACE AHAB (vs.1-20) The famine lasted three and a half years (James 5:17), the same length of time the Great Tribulation will last. But the rain would not be sent until Elijah gave...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    TO THE ENTRANCE OF JEZREEL: _ Heb._ till thou come to Jezreel...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    41-46 Israel, being so far reformed as to acknowledge the Lord to be God, and to consent to the execution of Baal's prophets, was so far accepted, that God poured out blessing upon the land. Elijah l...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS ON ELIJAH: God gave him more than natural and ordinary strength, whereby he was enabled to outrun Ahab's chariot, and that for so many miles together. HE GIRDED UP HIS LOINS,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Kings 18:46 hand H3027 LORD H3068 Elijah H452 up H8151 (H8762) loins H4975 ran H7323 (H8799) ahead...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SOUND OF ABUNDANCE OF RAIN (1 KINGS 18:41) His offering, with its water offering, having been accepted Elijah now knew that the rain must follow. And he called on Ahab, who up to this point had be...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Elijah goes to meet Ahab and gives challenge. Contests with the priests of Baal. CHARACTERS: God, Elijah, Jezebel, Obadiah, Baal, priests. CONCLUSION: The man of faith need not be afraid to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Kings 18:1. _After many days._ About the end of the third year, leaving six months more for the crops to be sown and ripened, which harmonizes the new testament with the old. Luke 4:25; James 5:17....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And Elijah said unto Ahab._ THE CONQUEST OF FAITH This passage:-- I. Indicates the bent of a good man’s mind. Both Ahab and Elijah “went up,” but how different their purposes. One “went up” to eat...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 18:1 In ch. 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah has lived privately, first in the Transjordanian wilderness and then in Zarephath. Now he reappears in public. The drought will end, but not bef

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 18:45 As the rains began, AHAB... WENT TO JEZREEL, where he had a palace (1 Kings 21:1) and where Jezebel was staying ...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 18:41. SOUND OF ABUNDANCE OF RAIN—The cause of the curse of drought being now removed, the blessing came quick. 1 Kings 18:42. CAST HIMSELF DOWN UPON THE EART...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ELIJAH'S RETURN AND THE ORDEAL OF MOUNT CARMEL.—The preceding chapter having been exclusively occupied with the fortunes of Elijah during his enforced absence of three and a half years from...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So our introduction to Elijah. Now it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the eaRuth...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 2:17; 2 Kings 3:15; 2 Kings 4:29; 2 Kings 9:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The hand, &c. — God gave him more than natural strength, whereby he was enabled to outrun Ahab's chariot, for so many miles together. He girded, &c. — That his garments, which were long, might not hin...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    How can this verse say that Jehoshaphat refused Ahaziah’s request when 2 Chronicles says they worked together? PROBLEM: According to 1 Kings 22:48, Jehoshaphat built several merchant ships. When Ahazi...

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