ELIJAH. First mention. GOD (_El_) is JAH (or Jehovah). See App-4. TISHBITE. sojourner. Probably. priest. INHABITANTS. sojourners. BEFORE, &C. Probably. priest. See note above. DEW. night-mist. Compare Deuteronomy 32:2; 2 Samuel 1:21.Job 38:28. THESE YEARS (not three years). No definite period st... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE JORDAN: i.e. on the east side.... [ Continue Reading ]
I HAVE COMMANDED. Elijah miraculously fed _three_ times: (1) by ravens (1 Kings 17:6); (2) by. widow (1 Kings 17:9); (3) by an angel (1 Kings 19:5; 1 Kings 19:6). RAVENS. Note "I have commanded". All things possible when He speaks. Almighty power is. better and easier explanation than all rationali... [ Continue Reading ]
ZAREPHATH. the Sarepta of Luke 4:26. A WIDOW. One of nine widows mentioned. See note on 1 Kings 17:4 and Genesis 38:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
A LITTLE OIL. From Joshua 19:24 Zidon fell to Asher. From Deuteronomy 33:24 Asher had abundance of oil, though water was scarce. Compare Genesis 49:20. CRUSE. flask. Compare Matthew 25:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
BARREL OF MEAL. Figure of speech _Hypallage_ (App-6). meal in the barrel.... [ Continue Reading ]
BREATH. Hebrew. _neshamah._ App-16.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT HAVE I. ? See note on 2 Samuel 16:10. MAN OF GOD. See note on Deuteronomy 33:1, and App-49. SIN. Hebrew. _'avon._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRETCHED. measured. SOUL. life. Compare 1 Kings 17:23, "liveth". Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIVETH. The result of life's being given, making the child "a living soul" (Genesis 2:7).... [ Continue Reading ]