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1 Kings 17

1 Eliáh forewarneth of the famine to come. 4 He is fed of rauens. 9 He is ſent to Zarephath, where he reſtoreth his hoſteſſe ſonne to life.
1.ANd Eliáh the Tiſhbite one of the inhabitants of Gileád ſaid vnto Aháb, * As the Lord God of Iſraél liueth, before whome I a ſtãd, there ſhalbe nether dewe nor rayne theſe yeres, but b accordĩg to my worde.
2.And the worde of the Lord came vnto him, ſaying,
3.Go hence, and turne thee Eaſtwarde, and hide thy ſelfe in the c riuer Cheríth, that is ouer againſt Iordén,
4.And thou ſhalt drinke of the riuer: and I haue commanded the rauens to feede thee there.
5.So he went and did according vnto the worde of the Lord: for he went, and remained by the riuer Cheríth that is ouer againſt Iordén.
6.And the rauens broght him bread & fleſh in the morning, and bread and fleſh in the euening, and he dranke of the riuer.
7.And after a while, the riuer dryed vp, becauſe there fel no raine vpon the earth.
8.And the d worde of the Lord came vnto him, ſaying,
9.* Vp, and get thee to Zarépháth, which is in Zidón, and remaine there: beholde, I haue commanded a widowe there to e ſuſteine thee.
10.So he aroſe, and went to Zarépháth: and when he came to the gate of the citie, beholde, the widowe was there gathering ſtickes: & he called her, & ſaid, Bring me, I pray thee, a litle water in a veſſel, that I may drinke.
11.And as ſhe was going to fet it, he called to her, and ſaid, Bring me, I pray thee, a morſel of bread in thine hand.
12.And ſhe ſaid, As the Lord thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but euen an handful of meale in a barel, and a litle oyle in a cruſe: and beholde, I am gathering " a fewe ſtickes for to go in, and dreſſe it for me & my ſonne, that we may eat it, and f dye.
13.And Eliáh ſaid vnto her, Feare not, come, do as thou haſt ſaid, but make me thereof a litle cake firſt of all, and bring it vnto me, and afterwarde make for thee, and thy ſonne.
14.For thus ſaith the Lord God of Iſraél, The meale in ye barel ſhal not be waſted, nether ſhal the oyle in the cruſe be diminiſhed, vnto the time that the Lord ſend raine vpon the earth.
15.So ſhe went, and did as Eliáh ſaid, and ſhe did eat: ſo did he and her houſe h for a certeine time.
16.The barel of the meale waſted not, nor the oyle was ſpent out of the cruſe, according to the worde of the Lord, which he ſpake by the hand of Eliáh.
17.And after theſe things, the ſonne of the wife of the houſe fel ſicke, and his ſicknes was ſo ſore, " that there was no breath left in him.
18.And ſhe ſaid vnto Eliáh, What haue I to do with thee, ô thou man of God? art thou come vnto me to call my ſinne to remembrance, and to ſlaye my ſonne?
19.And he ſaid vnto her, Giue me thy ſonne. And he toke him out of her boſome, & caried him vp into a chamber, where he abode, and laied him vpon his owne bed.
20.Thẽ he called vnto the Lord, & ſaid, O Lord my God, haſt thou k puniſhed alſo this widowe, with whome I ſoiourne, by killing her ſonne?
21.And he ſtretched him ſelfe vpon the childe thre times, and called vnto ye Lord, and ſaid, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this childes ſoule come into him againe.
22.Thẽ the Lord heard the voyce of Eliáh, and the ſoule of the childe came into him againe, and he reuiued.
23.And Eliáh toke the childe, and broght him downe out of the chamber into the houſe, and deliuered him vnto his mother, and Eliáh ſaid, Beholde, thy ſonne liueth.
24.And the woman ſaid vnto Eliáh, Now I knowe that thou art a man of God, and that the worde of the Lord in thy mouth is l true.

Notes

1:*.
Eccleſ. 48.3. iam 5, 16.
1:a.
That is, whome I ſerue
1:b.
But as I ſhal declare it by Gods reuelacion.
3:c.
Or, broke.
8:d.
As the troubles of the Saints of God are many, ſo his mercie is euer at hand to deliuer thẽ:
9:*.
Luk. 4, 25.
9:e.
All this was to ſtrengthen the faith of Eliáh in the intent that he ſhulde loke vpon nothing worldely, but onely truſt on Gods prouidence.
12:".
Ebr. two.
12:f.
For there is no hope of any more ſuſtenãce.
15:h.
That is, til he had rained & foode on the earth.
15:g.
God receiueth no benefite for the vſe of his, but he promiſeth a moſte ample recõpenſe for the ſame.
17:".
Or, that he dyed.
17:i.
God wolde trye whether ſhe had learned by his merciful prouidẽce to make him her onely ſtaye and comforte.
20:k.
He was afraide, leſt Gods Name ſhulde haue bene blaſphemed and his miniſters contemned, except he ſhulde haue continued his mercies, as he had begonne thẽ, ſpecially while he there remained.
24:l.
So hard a thing it is to depẽd on God, except we be confirmed by miracles.