1 Kings 17 introduces Elijah the prophet during King Ahab’s evil reign: Elijah’s Drought Prophecy: Elijah declares to Ahab that there will be no rain or dew in Israel except at Elijah’s word—God’s judgment for the people’s idolatry. God Provides for Elijah: God tells Elijah to hide by the Kerith Brook, where ravens bring him bread and meat morning and evening, and he drinks from the brook. When the brook dries up, God sends him to Zarephath in Sidon. The Widow’s Miracle: Elijah meets a widow gathering sticks. She has only a handful of flour and a little oil left, enough for one last meal before she and her son starve. Elijah asks her to make him bread first, promising that her flour and oil will not run out until the drought ends. She obeys, and the miracle happens—her supplies never run out. The Son’s Revival: Later, the widow’s son becomes gravely ill and dies. Elijah prays and stretches himself over the boy three times, asking God to bring him back to life. God answers, and the boy revives. The widow then believes Elijah is truly a man of God. Your words were found and I ate them 😋; Your words became a joy 😊 to me; the delight of my heart ❤️ Jeremiah 15:16 Originally inspired by J. Vernon McGee’s Thru the Bible broadcast, narrator, Aaron J. Yancey, reads through the entire Bible in bite sized pieces to make it more digestible. Hopefully, these recordings will inspire you to read the Bible more often and see it as a valuable resource in your daily life. Enjoy! The scriptures are from various translations on the YouVersion Bible app found here: https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app Additional resources include: biblehub.com/timeline biblegateway.com gotquestions.org blueletterbible.org biblestudy.org Follow us at 👇🏾 Website 🖥: chewthebible.com Podcast 📻: anchor.fm/chewthebible YouTube 🎥: / @chewthebible Instagram: chewthebible Facebook: eareyemedia TikTok: chewthebible Twitter / X: chewthebible
