Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Overview
Kg1 17:1, Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him; Kg1 17:8, He is sent to the widow of Zarephath; Kg1 17:17, He raises the widow's son; Kg1 17:24, The woman believes him.
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Elijah: Heb. Elijahu, Mat 11:14, Mat 16:14, Mat 27:47, Mat 27:49; Luk 1:17, Luk 4:25, Luk 4:26, Luk 9:30, Luk 9:33, Luk 9:54; Joh 1:21, Joh 1:25; Rom 11:2, Elias
As the Lord God: Kg1 22:14; Kg2 3:14, Kg2 5:16; Isa 49:18; Mat 7:29; Luk 1:17
before whom: Deu 10:8; Jer 15:19; Luk 1:19, Luk 21:36; Act 27:23
dew nor rain: Luk 4:25; Jam 5:17; Rev 11:6
Kg1 12:22; Ch1 17:3; Jer 7:1, Jer 11:1, Jer 18:1; Hos 1:1, Hos 1:2
hide thyself: Kg1 22:25; Psa 31:20, Psa 83:3; Jer 36:19, Jer 36:26; Joh 8:59; Act 17:14; Heb 11:38; Rev 12:6, Rev 12:14
I have commanded: Kg1 17:9, Kg1 19:5-8; Num 20:8; Job 34:29, Job 38:8-13, Job 38:41; Psa 33:8, Psa 33:9, Psa 147:9; Amo 9:3, Amo 9:4; Mat 4:4, Mat 4:11
did according: Kg1 19:9; Pro 3:5; Mat 16:24; Joh 15:14; Many learned men have raised doubts on those parts of the Inspired Word, which may, by the perverseness of their argument and the ingenuity of their surmise, be made to appear inconsistent with fact. In this case, they are not satisfied with being expressly told by God that the ravens supplied Elijah with food, while the brook gave him drink, but apparently to mystify a manifest miracle, they suggest whether these ravens might not be merchantmen, or the inhabitants of a neighbouring town. Let any unprejudiced reader and lover of the Bible take the whole history of Elijah, and he will find that his life was almost a daily illustration of the power of God in his miraculous interpositions. Instance the supply of provision in the unwasting barrel of meal and cruse of oil, after the prophet had removed to Zarephath. the power communicated to him to raise the widow's son from death. the wonderful interposition of the Lord to prove the folly of Baal's worshippers, in sending down fire from heaven to consume Elijah's sacrifice and lick up the water, although the sacrifice had been saturated therewith, and the altar surrounded by a deep trench to prevent its running away. The prayer for rain is another instance. the sojourn in Horeb forty days and forty nights, after having eaten of the cake: the destruction of Ahaziah's messengers twice. the smiting of the waters at Jordan. the fall of the mantle on Elisha, and finally, in the closing scene of life, he was taken to glory without tasting the pains of death, the sting was taken away.
the ravens: Exo 16:35; Num 11:23; Jdg 14:14, Jdg 15:18, Jdg 15:19; Psa 34:9, Psa 34:10, Psa 37:3, Psa 37:19; Psa 78:15, Psa 78:16, Psa 78:23, Psa 78:24; Isa 33:16; Jer 37:21, Jer 40:4; Hab 3:17, Hab 3:18; Mat 6:31-33, Mat 14:19-21, Mat 19:26; Luk 22:35; Heb 6:18, Heb 13:5, Heb 13:6
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after a while: Heb. at the end of days
the brook: Isa 40:30, Isa 40:31, Isa 54:10
the word: Kg1 17:2; Gen 22:14; Isa 41:17; Heb 13:6
Zarephath: Oba 1:20; Luk 4:26, Sarepta
which belongeth: Mat 15:21, Mat 15:22
widow woman: Kg1 17:4; Jdg 7:2, Jdg 7:4; Rom 4:17-21; Co2 4:7
Fetch me: Gen 21:15, Gen 24:17; Joh 4:7; Co2 11:27; Heb 11:37
as she was going: Gen 24:18, Gen 24:19; Mat 10:42, Mat 25:35-40; Heb 13:2
a morsel: Kg1 17:9, Kg1 18:4; Gen 18:5
As the Lord: Kg1 17:1; Sa1 14:39, Sa1 14:45, Sa1 20:3, Sa1 20:21, Sa1 25:26, Sa1 26:10; Sa2 15:21; Jer 4:2, Jer 5:2
but an handful: Kg2 4:2-7; Mat 15:33, Mat 15:34
that we may eat it: Gen 21:16; Jer 14:18; Lam 4:9; Eze 12:18, Eze 12:19; Joe 1:15, Joe 1:16
Fear not: Exo 14:13; Kg2 6:16; Ch2 20:17; Isa 41:10, Isa 41:13; Mat 28:5; Act 27:24
make me thereof: Gen 22:1, Gen 22:2; Jdg 7:5-7; Mat 19:21, Mat 19:22; Heb 11:17; Pe1 1:7
first: Pro 3:9; Mal 3:10; Mat 6:33, Mat 10:37
thus saith: Kg2 3:16, Kg2 7:1, Kg2 9:6
The barrel of meal: Kg1 17:4; Kg2 4:2-7, Kg2 4:42-44; Mat 14:17-20, Mat 15:36-38
sendeth: Heb. giveth
did according: Gen 6:22, Gen 12:4, Gen 22:3; Ch2 20:20; Mat 15:28; Mar 12:43; Joh 11:40; Rom 4:19, Rom 4:20; Heb 11:7, Heb 11:8, Heb 11:17
many days: or, a full year
the barrel: Mat 9:28-30, Mat 19:26; Luk 1:37, Luk 1:45; Joh 4:50, Joh 4:51
according: Kg1 13:5
by Elijah: Heb. by the hand of Elijah, Kg1 16:12
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the son of the woman: Gen 22:1, Gen 22:2; Kg2 4:18-20; Zac 12:10; Joh 11:3, Joh 11:4, Joh 11:14; Jam 1:2-4, Jam 1:12; Pe1 1:7, Pe1 4:12
that there was: Job 12:10, Job 34:14; Psa 104:29; Dan 5:23; Jam 2:26 *marg.
What have I: Sa2 16:10, Sa2 19:22; Kg2 3:13; Ch2 35:21; Luk 4:34, Luk 5:8, Luk 8:28; Joh 2:4
O thou man: Kg1 13:1
art thou come: Kg1 18:9; Gen 42:21, Gen 42:22, Gen 50:15, Gen 50:17; Sa1 16:4; Job 13:23, Job 13:26; Eze 21:23, Eze 21:24; Mar 5:7, Mar 5:15-17, Mar 6:16
into a loft: Kg2 4:10, Kg2 4:21, Kg2 4:32; Act 9:37
he cried: Kg1 18:36, Kg1 18:37; Exo 17:4; Sa1 7:8, Sa1 7:9; Kg2 19:4, Kg2 19:15; Psa 99:6; Mat 21:22; Jam 5:15-18
hast thou also: Gen 18:23-25; Jos 7:8, Jos 7:9; Psa 73:13, Psa 73:14; Jer 12:1
stretched himself: Heb. measured himself, Kg2 4:33-35; Act 10:10
O Lord my God: Act 9:40; Heb 11:19
into him: Heb. into his inward parts
and he revived: Deu 32:39; Sa1 2:6; Kg2 13:21; Luk 8:54; Joh 5:28, Joh 5:29, Joh 11:43; Act 20:12; Rom 14:9; Rev 11:11
thy son liveth: Kg2 4:36, Kg2 4:37; Luk 7:15; Act 9:41; Heb 11:35
Now by this: Joh 2:11, Joh 3:2, Joh 4:42-48, Joh 11:15, Joh 11:42, Joh 15:24, Joh 16:30