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1 Kings 17:1-7

[1] Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” [2] The word of the Lord came to him, saying, [3] “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. [4] It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.” [5] So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. [6] The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. [7] It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Notes:

This ordinary man did extraordinary things and left this world in a most extraordinary fashion.

“Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.” (James 5:17)

1. Troubled Times in Israel:

“Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of   Gilead, said to Ahab, as the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

2. Temporary Times for Elijah:

“Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.”

3. Teaching Times for Elijah:

“Hide yourself by the brook Cherith.”

4. Trusting Times for Elijah:

“Arise and go Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and stay there; behold I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”