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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 17:5 — So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.
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1Ki 19:9; Pro 3:5; Mat 16:24; Jhn 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 |
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1Ki 19:9 |
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? |
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Pro 3:5 |
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. |
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Mat 16:24 |
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. |
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Jhn 15:14 |
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 17:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/1Ki/17/5.html>.
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