2And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. …
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-16)In these verses we find, I. The sad state of Israel at this time, upon two accounts:— 1. Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord (1 Kgs. 18:4), slew them , 1 Kgs. 18:13. Being an idolater, she was a persecutor, and made Ahab one. Even in those bad times, when the calves were worshipped and the temple at Jerusalem deserted, yet there were some good people that feared God and served him, and some g…
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