Should Elijah have thought that God failed him when the brook dried up? This plan was unknown to Elijah (and unknown to us), but it was known to God from all eternity and calculated by Him to be a test, a learning place, and a blessing for Elijah. The world has been thrown back into the Middle Ages and people are shooting each other with cross bows. God’s prophet Elijah showed his people that only God could really take care of them. . . Faith was the key to Elijah's Hebrews 11 He can’t hunt, fish, or fight. Elisha was a follower of Elijah, whose ministry he succeeded (see 2 … It’s not our job to judge or withhold. On the one hand you have the successful business person who is dressed in expensive clothes, walking fast along the sidewalk, cell phone to the ear, hailing a taxi. Then God provides for her, in a way that defies all logic. 1 Kings 17:8-16. Elijah asks her to give him some and promises that God will provide. The god Baal was the god of the rainclouds and Asherah was the goddess of fertility. Read 1 Kings 17:10 Elijah and the Widow - Week 2 February 6-7, 2021 | Back to Previous page. Her flour bowl and jar of oil will not empty! Elijah and the widow were meant to meet and their destinies were intertwined. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Narrative Lectionary text: 1 Kings 17:1-16 Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Elijah and the widow (v. 10-16). Elijah comes across a widow and her son. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. Lessons From Elijah Page 1 Lessons From The Widow of Zarephath Lesson 2 1 Kings 17 INTRODUCTION: To be blessed we must have faith in and follow God’s instructions. God says, "Elijah, I am sending you to another place of testing where you will have to look to me for all you receive, every day." Most of the content on my site is free. When Elijah arrived, he met a thread-bare widow who was gathering a few sticks to build a fire to cook a final meal for herself and her son—and then they would die of starvation! widow of Zarephath in the stories that we are finding in I Kings on Elijah, and it falls in I Kings 17, from verse 17 to the end of the chapter. Storms are the great equalizers. 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. Why did God let it dry up? God kept that promise, just as both Elijah and the widow trusted him to do. “Elijah And The Widow — Asking The Wrong Questions!” We read in the First Book of Kings, chapter seventeen, verses seventeen through twenty-four: “Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. Then Sandy hits. 8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9 Arise, get thee to zah’re-fath , which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. The blessing of the endless flour is a physical picture that the Giver of Life had invaded her life by his grace. The Widow of Zarephath challenges us to make time in our hearts and schedules to meet the needs of others, even when life hasn’t dealt us the fairest cards. When we live by faith and not by fear, we not only fulfill our destinies, but we fulfill the destinies of those that God put in our path! It has been sad to see all the failed crops this year. 2 Kings 4:1-38 Elisha, the widow and the Shunamite woman One of the men of God to whom a lot of space is given in God's Word is Elisha. Life doesn’t show or play favoritism. This woman barely has enough, and yet, when she sees the need of a stranger, she gives anyway. Elijah asks her to give him some and promises that God will provide. It’s pretty brutal. I will command a widow there to supply you with food.” —1 Ki. Remember she is a complete stranger. 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.1 Kings 17:13-14. Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath: 4/3/2011 (SUN) | Bible: 1 Kings 17:1-16. I will command a widow there to supply you with food.” —1 Ki. Elijah responds to the widow’s accusation with actions rather than words. The woman and her sons were then able to live on the money that was left over. People are hungry. ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW 1 Kings 17:7-24, 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. I believe we have here the same thing that took place with Abraham and his son. Elijah and the Widow - Week 2 February 6-7, 2021 | Back to Previous page God’s prophet Elijah showed his people that only God could really take care of them. Because Elijah has the promise of God, he is able to preface his request for bread with the words “fear not.” He was able to tell her God would honor her obedient sacrifice by providing for her, her son, and Elijah in a miraculous way, v. 14. Think about that. And the widow in this story had faith enough to follow God’s ridiculous plan. Maybe God is asking you to do the thing you most don’t want to do, or the thing you think is impossible for you to do. A life of faith does not prevent affliction and death. Put we must remember that God is in control and He is taking care of everything. I think it is fascinating that twice God says to Elijah that he has “instructed” someone to take care of him. Look! 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. Jehovah then told Elijah: “Rise up, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Too often I think we are prone to offering our leftovers, the nearly-out-of-date tins from the back of the cupboard, or shopping for the food bank from the reduced-to-clear shelf, keeping back the things we don’t think “they” should have. In our story today, in 1 Kings 17, there is a famine that lasts for three years. When the river bed dries up, God sends Elijah to the city of Zarephath, in Phoenicia, just south of Sidon. #2: See Luke 4:25-26 (Jesus said) “I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time….yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.” When Elijah entreated Him, Jehovah brought the child back to life. 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. Just as Elijah trusted God to take care of him at the ravine, he (and the widow) had to have faith in God to provide what they would need…and God never fails! You need good rainfall and fertile crops. Threaded commenting powered by interconnect/it code. The widow promptly obeys Elijah and finds that his words are true. When the people of Israel did not believe that Jesus is the Messiah, when the Word of God came to them, he said that they were just like Ahab. Some time later, the young son When she goes to get the water, he calls to her and asks her to bring him a “ morsel of bread ,” v. 11 . This is recorded in verse 13. I trust What are people usually like on those busy city streets? Elijah and the widow were taught to live day by day. Imagine how desperate it would be if there was no rain for three years? How can we have faith in famine? Elijah had promised the woman daily bread, not an overabundance of bread…and God delivered. The Widow and Elijah Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch. He formed an alliance with the Phoenicians to the north by marrying the King’s daughter, Jezebel. Pastor Lessons from the Widow of Zarephath 31 Days of Women from Scripture Volume 2 Day 12 God's Plan Day Twelve: Lessons from the Widow of Zarephath 1Kings.17.8-24; Lk.4.25-26 There is a theme throughout scripture Before we read the passage, let’s look to God again in prayer. If you make them happy, then you’re gold. This four-part series will show kids that God is all we need to take care of us, too. Elijah’s faith was very strong, as was Abraham’s - look up Romans 4:17-21. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” In verse 8, the Lord commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath, a town outside of Israel, where a widow would provide food for him. You… The rivers are dried up. God promised that God would provide. Jim Byrd Elijah and the Widow There he will be fed by a widow.) As she was going to get it he called to her and said 'please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand'. We have to trust that, no matter what the circumstances are, we can’t lose faith that God will provide. What kind of sacrifices do we have to make in order to increase our wealth and protect our assets? So Elijah gets to this gate where 'indeed, a widow was there gathering sticks' and he called to her and said, 'Please get me a little water in a cup that I may drink'. Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:8-24) February 04, 2013 This sermon was preached on 31/1/2013 Elijah may have assumed that he would have stayed at the brook Cherith until the drought was over. 17:1-9. Check your inbox or spam folder now to confirm your subscription. Who has God put in your path? After walking 100 miles, Elijah politely asked her for a drink (v. 10). For Elijah… He said to her, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink,” and, “Bring … Now, this morning, we are going to fast forward a few years in time. It’s hard to imagine what that storm was like, especially as we sat here in such perfect fall weather. He obeyed, finding a woman gathering sticks. That’s all we need. Since that time, Elisha has been training under Elijah. 1 Kings 17:17-24 • Her faith in God was tested. The Great Thanksgiving Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 12 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful 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. Elijah stayed there for some time, living in an upper room of the widow’s house. I wonder how many times this kind of thinking creeps into our lives? This sermon explores Elijah's interactions with the widow of Zarephath, and we learn that God never abandons us, faith requires obedience, and to receive a blessing I must be a blessing. A widow who provided for Elijah – 1 Kings 17:8–16 Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Even when they began worshiping false gods, and were starving in a drought, God came through. Let’s summarize Ahab’s faith with two words and a message. We’ve had other kinds of drought, though. There was no rain for three years. Ahab was a successful king. (3) I think this also emphasizes the temporary nature and shortness of this life and our experiences in it. Instead of God telling Elijah, "I have a widow over there in Zarephath and I want you to go take care of her." In our text in 1 Kings 17, we see a Contrast of Faiths. 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. Sermon #3. Pastor: Life up your hearts. I have directed a widow The show picks up fifteen years after the blackout and North America has been divided up amongst warlords. Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath - Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Now everybody is scrambling to find somewhere warm to sleep for the night. To give abundantly, without discrimination, and trust that God will provide our daily bread, and that is enough. The premise of the show is that there is an event that knocks out all power on the planet. 17:1-9. They were just starting to eat their last scrap of food. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. Let’s summarize her faith with two words: give and trust. It sends everyone scrambling. After Elijah announced the drought, God hid him from Ahab and miraculously fed the prophet with bread and This woman was a widow, not just poor, but There are two kinds of people I thought of initially. This is their hurricane Sandy. (15-16) The prophet was sent to the widow to encourage her faith. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. Hebrews 11 has been called God’s “Hall of Faith.” 17-24) has Elijah reviving the widow’s son, who has died. It was a drought. Pastor: The Lord be with you. In the. The woman’s son later died of an illness and, in her anger and grief, she blamed Elijah for his death—she assumed God was judging her for her sin (1 We have to remember that the widow is the lowest of the low. The second (vv. It’s rain. Do you remember who is from Sidon and Phoenicia? It is daily bread. But Then he said that true faith is the faith that looks like this widow. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. There has been famine in the land for three years. Her flour bowl and jar of oil will not empty! I know many of us lost jobs and are wondering how we are going to survive. 8-16) has Yahweh providing for Elijah and a starving widow at Zarephath. Truly God provided Elisha to be a But Elijah knew that God always has a plan. We can learn valuable lessons from the Widow of Zarephath because we will all, at some point in our lives, face painful and desperate times. Response: And also with you. (He is to move outside the country. Abraham know that God would rise his son up or stop him, Elijah know that God was going to take care of him no mater. Many of us have felt the pain of coming through a recession, an economic drought. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him. by SteveT2018 | Nov 7, 2012 | sermons2012 | 1 comment. The Widow of Sarepta No. I'm going to take advantage of the Lenten Season to go back to some of the Old Testament stories that often get overlooked. Just imagine the widow’s delight when Elijah said: “See, your son is alive”! He’s really just the messenger here. Faith was the key to Elijah's ministry. 1-7) has Elijah confront Ahab with news of a drought and sees Yahweh provide for Elijah at the Wadi Cherith. This widow, her son and Elijah were all provided for because they went and did. Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath 7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Elijah lived on the word of the Lord, as we should - Matthew 4:4, and compare 1 Kings 17:8, 14 and 16. “Elijah And The Widow — Asking The Wrong Questions!” We read in the First Book of Kings, chapter seventeen, verses seventeen through twenty-four: “Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. A stranger, who we know as Elijah, asks her for a drink of water: "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." Nothing electrical works, not even batteries. Elijah 2:The Widow at ZarephathSunday, April 3, 2016Pastor James WattsGrand View Church We meet the widow at the city gates, gathering sticks to make a fire for her funeral meal. He speaks to this widow and asks for a drink of water, v. 10 . So, what does any of this have to do with us, or our question of, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), http://media.blubrry.com/stevethomason/p/www.grace-andover.org/files/Sermon%20ST%20110412%20Faith%20in%20Famine.mp3, Milestones On A Young Person’s Faith Journey, Galatians 3 | Children of Abraham and Sarah, A Visual Meditation on Galatians 2:11-21 | Paul argues for ALL People, Putting Acts 15 and Galatians 1-2 in Context | The Church as a Multi-Ethnic Community, A Cartoonist’s Guide to Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch | Acts 8:26-40. Chapter 17 is composed of three stories about Elijah. I mean this on both the personal level and on the corporate level: as a church, and as a nation. The question that this text raises for us is this. Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching : Sermons on 1 Kings 17:12-14: showing 1-15 of 177 Sermon 1 Kings 17:1-16 A Matter of Trust By Dr. Philip W. McLarty If you're a stickler for details, you'll notice that I've deviated from the lectionary readings prescribed for today. On the other hand you have the homeless person, wandering through the alley, looking for something to eat, and a place to stay warm for the night. The first (vv. Elijah, in the previous story to the one that we read — you remember, he’s staying in this home of this widow and her son, and he has asked her for food, to bake him a cake — and all that she has in all the world is enough flour and oil to make one meal. Response: It is right to give our thanks and praise . A tiny drop of oil and bit of flour turned into more than enough food! It makes me think of a new TV show called Revolution…. I’m reminded of the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, “ He sends rain (or withholds rain) on the righteous and the unrighteous ” (Matthew 5:45b). When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. Eventually the brook dries up & Elijah enters a small town looking for food, only to find a widow and her young son on the brink of starvation. This is where our contrast comes in. He’s a total geek. Subscribe to my newsletter and join 532 other subscribers. One reporter said it felt like he was on the set of a post-apocalyptic movie. Have you tracked with the story at all? Father, we thank You for the When God says God will provide, we just trust. He brings the Word of God. Elijah and the Widow 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. He had faith to make an unusual request. Now Elijah comes into the scene to tells Ahab that they will be not rain for a long time because of his disobence. This sermon explores Elijah's interactions with the widow of Zarephath, and we learn that God never abandons us, faith requires obedience, and to receive a blessing I must be a blessing. Then the word of the LORD came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. ID. This woman’s faith is so profound, that Jesus mentioned her in Luke 4. He has spent about 8 years with Elijah, learning and apprenticing under Him. 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. Notice what the provision looks like. We know a little bit about being in a drought, don’t we. He can barely make a fire. This week your children learn the Bible story of Elijah and the widow. The third story of provision differs from the other two in that Elijah does not travel, but remains with the widow in … We have to remember that this is God’s story. He’s making alliances. 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. He had been removed from what he thought was his primary calling as a prophet of the Lord and was sent to minister to a poor widow and her son outside the land of Israel. On one side we have Ahab and on the other we have the widow. Elijah knew God’s word would come true, but the widow … 817-14:349. After Elijah announced the drought, God hid him from Ahab and miraculously fed the prophet with bread and meat brought to him by ravens. A Sermon Delivered On Sunday Morning, June 21, 1868, By C. H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. Response: We lift them up to the Lord. 6 Soon every container was full to the brim! The story of the widow of Zarephath is recorded in 1 Kings 17. Elijah and the widow teach us what to do when everything is going wrong. Little did Elijah anticipate that he, also, would soon be starving for food and thirsting for water. Seeing the images of the streets of New York all empty was eerie. Peace. She is about to use her last bit of oil and flour, so that she can make one more simple loaf of bread, and then wait to die. The story that we are going to look at today happens roughly about 10 years after Elisha left the family farm to follow in the steps of Elijah. She went away and did as Elijah had told her. She received an abundant supply of flour and oil that lasted her and her family through the drought and famine through Prophet Elijah. Everything through out this story look hopeless from man point of view. One of the men of God to whom a lot of space is given in God's Word is Elisha. The widow of Zarephath encountered God’s undeserved grace when He sent Prophet Elijah to her in her time of need. What are the gods in our culture that we bow to in order to achieve success? Ahab worshipped their god, Baal. 1 Corinthians 1:27, But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. The third (vv. As I was thinking about those empty streets, and that storm, and our passage today I started to imagine the people in the city, and how much of a difference the storm made on them. She helped him in his time of need and he helped her in her time of need. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Go … To learn more about our church, please visit: http://hbcyr.ca We have to remember that the widow is the lowest of the low. The widow was therefore from a pagan nation and completely outside of God’s own people. Look! Introduction: The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. And he’s covering his bases economically, as well. Or maybe God wants you to do something that you think is too easy, or too boring, or too humble, and you think it’s beneath you to do it. So, what does any of this have to do with us, or our question of How Do We Fit in God’s redemptive story? When Elijah arrives in Zarephath, he finds a widow gathering sticks. After Elijah announced the drought, God hid him from Ahab and miraculously fed the prophet with bread and meat brought to him by ravens. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” So he went to Zarephath. They trusted God and acted upon that trust. They are rebuilding cities. Elijah knows that he has the promise of God to supply his needs through the hands of the widow. After the day the Prophet made his proclamation before King Ahab, Elijah’s work and ministry was dramatically changed. John 4:13-14,13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The COVID 19 virus is no respecter of persons. Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath 7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Let me ask you this. When the widow told Elisha what had happened, he instructed her to sell the oil and pay off her husband’s debts. Everyday she scraped the bottom of the barrel and everyday there was just enough meal to fix their food. 17. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Elijah comes across a widow and her son. From where will Elijah's next meal come? She is able to feed her household, including Elijah, for many days because of the words the Lord had spoken through Elijah. 2 Kings 4:5-7… So she did as she was told. town, God told Elijah a widow would feed him during the long drought. The text affirms that God did as God promised; the widow and her household, along with Elijah, eat for “many days” (1 Kings 17:15), another length of time that is not quantified. She gives him the meal she was planning to eat, and then there is enough for them all. He didn’t promise that she would get rich, or be set for life. So Elijah lived with the widow and her son for many days - faith is life long, continuous, faithful, not a moment’s decision. How strange that he should say to this poverty-stricken widow, ”But first make a small cake of bread for me !” Sandy hit hard this week. Jezebel was. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. The Word of God flows through Elijah to our other two main characters. Elijah could speak with boldness to the widow because the Lord said, “The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.” Because the woman said the ‘Lord your God’ let’s assume that this woman wasn’t a believer in the One True God. If you look at this from a purely political perspective, Ahab was a good politician. When our actions are regulated by the Word of God and our lives are lived in the centre of His will, we have nothing Now let’s stop for a minute. And also Asherah, the goddess of fertility. Jehovah then told Elijah: “Rise up, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Everyday she watched the last drop of oil drip from that jar, but the next He is a prophet. If your economy was based on the success of the crops, what is one of the most important things to you? The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. The widow then told Elijah: “Now I know that you truly are a man of God and that1 Ki. He takes the dead boy to his own room and lays him on his own bed, in spite of the fact that touching a corpse or even being inside a room with a corpse There’s one character who used to be a multi-millionaire because he owned part of Google. Elijah 2:The Widow at ZarephathSunday, April 3, 2016Pastor James WattsGrand View Church What does faith and faithfulness look like when times are tough? God told the prophet Elijah to travel a long distance to a town named Zarephath. Provisions received were more than food. Sermon on Elijah – Sermon outline on 3 lessons from Elijah the prophet from the Old Testament. 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. Donations make this possible. After Elijah delivers the Word of God to Ahab, Then he goes out to the wilderness and lives off of the scraps that the ravens hide away in the crags. 2 Kings 4:1-38 Elisha, the widow and the Shunamite woman. The widow does not offer Elijah her leftovers. Elijah: Fed By A Widow as told by Linda Sue Pochodzay Edwards on award-winning Children\'s Chapel website, featuring Bible stories from a variety of authors, excellent Christian resources for children, and over 140 First we have Elijah. Elisha was a follower of Elijah, whose ministry he succeeded (see 2 Kings 2). She is about to use her last bit of oil and flour, so that she can make one more simple loaf of bread, and then wait to die. Now, after the blackout, he’s pretty much helpless. 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