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3 days ago · So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. 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. (1 Kings 17:8-9; 15-16) Elijah, the widow, and her son learned that God is greater than any impossible situation. They learned to trust Him.
1 day ago · Elijah reviving the Son of the Widow of Zarephath by Louis Hersent. Some time later the widow's son dies and the widow cries, "You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!"
Jul 16, 2024 · Elijah was a courageous and prayerful prophet active during a time when Israel opted to worship Baal instead of the Lord. King Ahab married Jezebel in order to form an alliance with Sidon and Elijah was sent to confront Israel, calling out their sin and encouraging them to return to the Lord.
6 days ago · The Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah. The Holy Prophet Elijah is one of the greatest of the prophets and the first dedicated to virginity in the Old Testament. He was born in Tishba of Gilead into the Levite tribe 900 years before the Incarnation of the Word of God. Saint Epiphanius of Cyprus gives the following account about the birth of the ...
3 days ago · Elijah trusts, he does not argue with God at the seeming impossibility of his demand. The prophet gets up and goes and seeks out the help of a helpless widow. As Elijah arrives at the entrance of Zarephath he sees the widow of whom God spoke. He watches her silently as she picks up sticks on the ground. She is going to build a fire.
6 days ago · Elijah rebuked a king, brought down “the fire of the Lord” upon Mount Carmel with his prayers, vanquished four hundred and fifty pagan prophets, brought abundance to a desolate widow, raised the widow’s son from the dead, received nourishment from the hand of an angel, conversed with the Almighty on Mount Horeb, divided the Jordan River ...
Jul 10, 2024 · When the book dried up, God sent Elijah to a poor widow’s home for food and drink. The widow told him that she only had enough to make one more meal for her and her son before they died. Elijah told her that God would not let her food run out until there was rain again.
