5So 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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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.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)The history of Elijah begins somewhat abruptly. Usually, when a prophet enters, we have some account of his parentage, are told whose son he was and of what tribe; but Elijah drops (so to speak) out of the clouds, as if, like Melchisedek, he were without father, without mother, and without descent, which made some of the Jews fancy that he was an angel sent from heaven; but the apostle has assured…
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