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1 Kings 17:1-18

1 Elijah Fed by Ravens
Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah:

3 “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.

4 You will drink from the brook, and I have ordered the ravens to feed you there.”

5 So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.

6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

7 The Widow at Zarephath
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of the Lord came to him:

9 “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.”

10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?”

11 As she was going to get it, he called, “And bring me, please, a piece of bread.”

12 “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.”

13 Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small cake of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.

14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord gives rain on the land.’”

15 She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.

16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.

17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing.

18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?”

Cross References for 1 Kings 17:1-18

Job 38:28 - Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew? Click to read the verse Job 38:28 Click to read the verse Job 38:28

Jeremiah 14:22 - Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down show... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:22

Isaiah 5:6 - I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow ther... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:6

Job 12:15 - If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land. Click to read the verse Job 12:15 Click to read the verse Job 12:15

Jeremiah 5:24 - They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:24

2 Samuel 21:1 - The Gibeonites Avenged During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1

Isaiah 49:18 - Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you. As surely as I live,” ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:18

2 Kings 5:16 - The prophet answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.” A... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:16 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:16

James 5:17 - Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain ... Click to read the verse James 5:17 Click to read the verse James 5:17

Proverbs 29:1 - A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:1

Zechariah 8:12 - “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:12 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:12

Genesis 27:28 - May God give you of heaven’s dew and of earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine. Click to read the verse Genesis 27:28 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:28

Genesis 31:21 - So he fled with all he had, and crossing the River, he headed for the hill country of Gilead. Click to read the verse Genesis 31:21 Click to read the verse Genesis 31:21

Luke 1:19 - The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to spea... Click to read the verse Luke 1:19 Click to read the verse Luke 1:19

Jeremiah 1:10 - See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and over... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:10

2 Kings 8:1 - The Shunammite’s Land Restored Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to li... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1

Genesis 41:30 - but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 41:30 Click to read the verse Genesis 41:30

Luke 4:25 - I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for ... Click to read the verse Luke 4:25 Click to read the verse Luke 4:25

Luke 21:36 - Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, an... Click to read the verse Luke 21:36 Click to read the verse Luke 21:36

Daniel 1:19 - The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:19 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:19

1 Kings 22:14 - But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.” Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:14 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:14

Revelation 11:6 - These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are proph... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:6 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:6

Revelation 11:4 - These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. Click to read the verse Revelation 11:4 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:4

1 Chronicles 21:12 - three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies, with their swords ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:12 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:12

Deuteronomy 10:8 - At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord,... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:8 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:8

Jeremiah 15:19 - Therefore this is what the Lord says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me;... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 15:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 15:19

Leviticus 26:4 - I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the fi... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:4 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:4

Leviticus 26:19 - I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground benea... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:19 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:19

Deuteronomy 28:23 - The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:23 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:23

Deuteronomy 11:17 - Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut the heavens so that it will not r... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:17

Romans 11:2 - God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what the Scripture says in the ... Click to read the verse Romans 11:2 Click to read the verse Romans 11:2

Hosea 12:11 - Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars wil... Click to read the verse Hosea 12:11 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:11

1 Kings 8:35 - “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you,... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:35 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:35

John 1:25 - questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” Click to read the verse John 1:25 Click to read the verse John 1:25

John 1:21 - They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?”... Click to read the verse John 1:21 Click to read the verse John 1:21

Acts 27:23 - Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me Click to read the verse Acts 27:23 Click to read the verse Acts 27:23

Deuteronomy 28:16 - You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:16

1 Kings 17:12 - “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 17:12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 17:12

Zechariah 10:1 - The Lord Will Care for Judah Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who makes ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 10:1 Click to read the verse Zechariah 10:1

Zechariah 4:14 - So he said, “These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth.” Click to read the verse Zechariah 4:14 Click to read the verse Zechariah 4:14

Judges 12:4 - Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites stru... Click to read the verse Judges 12:4 Click to read the verse Judges 12:4

Job 27:2 - “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made me taste bittern... Click to read the verse Job 27:2 Click to read the verse Job 27:2

Amos 4:6 - “I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not retu... Click to read the verse Amos 4:6 Click to read the verse Amos 4:6

Hosea 6:5 - Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my jud... Click to read the verse Hosea 6:5 Click to read the verse Hosea 6:5

1 Kings 18:10 - As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:10 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:10

1 Kings 1:29 - The king then took an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every tro... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 1:29 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 1:29

2 Kings 1:3 - But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the ki... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 1:3 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 1:3

1 Kings 18:1 - Elijah and Obadiah After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:1 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:1

Luke 9:54 - When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down... Click to read the verse Luke 9:54 Click to read the verse Luke 9:54

Hosea 12:10 - I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them.” Click to read the verse Hosea 12:10 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:10

2 Kings 3:14 - Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 3:14 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 3:14

Luke 1:17 - And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the... Click to read the verse Luke 1:17 Click to read the verse Luke 1:17

Matthew 7:29 - because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. Click to read the verse Matthew 7:29 Click to read the verse Matthew 7:29

Matthew 27:47 - When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.” Click to read the verse Matthew 27:47 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:47

Luke 4:25-26 - I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for ... Click to read the verse Luke 4:25-26 Click to read the verse Luke 4:25-26

Matthew 27:49 - The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.” Click to read the verse Matthew 27:49 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:49

Luke 9:33 - As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us... Click to read the verse Luke 9:33 Click to read the verse Luke 9:33

Luke 9:30 - Two men, Moses and Elijah, Click to read the verse Luke 9:30 Click to read the verse Luke 9:30

Matthew 11:14 - And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Click to read the verse Matthew 11:14 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:14

Matthew 16:14 - They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one ... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:14 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:14

1 Kings 18:15 - Elijah said, “As the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab to... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:15 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:15

1 Kings 18:41 - And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:41 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 18:41

Haggai 1:11 - I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the oil and... Click to read the verse Haggai 1:11 Click to read the verse Haggai 1:11

Job 6:17 - but that cease to flow in the dry season, and in the heat vanish from their channels. Click to read the verse Job 6:17 Click to read the verse Job 6:17

Hosea 9:8 - The prophet, along with my God, is the watchman over Ephraim, yet snares await him on all his p... Click to read the verse Hosea 9:8 Click to read the verse Hosea 9:8

Jeremiah 28:8 - From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 28:8 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 28:8

Zechariah 14:17 - If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almi... Click to read the verse Zechariah 14:17 Click to read the verse Zechariah 14:17

Amos 2:11 - I also raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from among your young men. Is this... Click to read the verse Amos 2:11 Click to read the verse Amos 2:11

Haggai 1:10 - Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. Click to read the verse Haggai 1:10 Click to read the verse Haggai 1:10

Matthew 17:3 - Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Click to read the verse Matthew 17:3 Click to read the verse Matthew 17:3