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Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2017 November 16
Image 1: Elijah in the Wilderness (1818)
Washington Allston (1779-1843)
Romanticism Style
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Image Source: Wikipedia
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Image 2: Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta (c. 1630)
Bernardo Strozzi (c. 1581 - 1644)
Baroque Style
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Image Source: Bible Library
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Image 3: Elijah Receives the Widow's Son (1630s)
Rutilio Manetti (1571-1639)
Late-Mannerism or Proto-Baroque Style
Private Collection?
Image Source: Ancient Bible Truths
SPECIAL NOTE:
[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no chapters will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]
Explanation: In 1 Kings 17, Elijah begins his ministry in Israel. We first hear about him during the reign of Ahab. His ministry, together with the ministry of his successor, Elisha, helped arrest the spiritual decline of the Northern Kingdom (Israel). [Kings of Judah and Israel Chart].
The LORD sent Elijah to Ahab to tell him that a three year drought was coming. The LORD then sent Elijah to the brook Cherith where he caused the ravens to feed him. After a while the brook dried up (1-7).
So the LORD then sent Elijah to a widow in Zarephath. When he first encountered her he asked her to bring him some water and some bread. She told him that she had only enough flour to make something for herself and her son before her food was gone. But Elijah told her to fix him something first and then fix something for herself and her son because the LORD would provide oil and flour for her until the drought ended. "And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Elijah" (8-16).
Afterward the widow's son died. And the woman complained bitterly to Elijah. Elijah then took the boy to his room and cried unto the LORD and stretched himself upon him three times. He then presented the boy alive to his mother. The woman's faith was deepened by the experience (17-24).
[ Sermons: William Still. Dale R Davis. Various. ]
[ Illustration: The three major incidents in today's chapter are illustrated in today's paintings. All of these are associated with Elijah. ]
RESOURCES
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[ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: 1 Kings 17:
[Chapter 17: Related Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 17; 2 Chronicles 18:1.] .
[1] 2 Kings 3:14; 2 Kings 5:16; James 5:17; Leviticus 26:19; Deuteronomy 11:17; 1 Kings 8:35.
[9] Luke 4:26.
[18] Judges 13:6; 1 Kings 12:22; 1 Kings 13:1.
[21] 2 Kings 4:34; 2 Kings 13:21; Acts 20:10; Luke 8:45-46.
[24] John 4:47; John 4:50; John 4:53.
-- From Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
HARMONY OF THE LAW
HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES
1 Kings Detailed Outline
1 Kings 17
Notes: In the Hebrew Bible 1 Kings and 2 Kings were one Book. Overlapping dates for various kings indicate overlapping reigns (co-regencies).
1. The Reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1:1 - 1 Kings 11:43) - 971 - 931 B.C. Israel
2. The Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12:1 - 2 Kings 25:30) - 931 - 560 B.C. Israel
J. Ahab of Israel (1 Kings 16:29 - 22:40) - {874-853 B.C.}
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
3 get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
6 And the ravens bought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 And as she was going to fetch 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 liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful [a hand full] of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
20 And criedunto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also bought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again [return into his inward-parts].
22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again [returned into his inward-parts], and he revived.
23 And Elijah took the child, and bought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
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