Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
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… is drying up, and he's got to go somewhere else. Verse 7. Where's God going to send him? Expect unexpected provision. Sometime later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land, and the word of the Lord came to him. See, what never stops happening is God speaking, because everything else is a resource. He's the source. So no matter where it moves to, God will always provide for you as you fulfill his purpose. You don't even have to pray about some stuff if you'll just obey what he gave you to obey. The world Lord came to Elijah again, and he said… This one's real trippy. Go once to Zarephath. Zarephath? You mean between Tyre and Sidon? That's Jezebel's hometown. The Lord said, I'm going to move you on. I'm going to keep bringing you bread, but I want you to go to Zarephath, and I have directed a widow there to supply you with food. God said, Now I'm going to give you bread in Baal's backyard. …
… Yeah, so I can leave right out. Sometime later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah, go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food. So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. he called to her and asked, would you bring me a little water in a jar and may I have a drink? And she was going to get it. He called and said, and bring me please a piece of bread. And surely as the Lord your God lives, she replied, I don't have any bread, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I'm gathering a few sticks to take home to make a meal for myself and my son that we may eat and die. Elijah said to her, don't be afraid, go home and do as you have said, but first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me and then make something for yourself and your son. …
… which flows into the jordan the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening and he drank from the book from the brook and it happened after a while that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him saying, Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there, for I have commanded a widow there to provide for you. So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, indeed, a widow was there. gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, please bring me a little water in a cup that I may drink. And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand. Father, I thank you for the privilege and the honor of carrying your word to your beloved, to your sons and daughters that you love so deeply and passionately that you sent your son Jesus to die to redeem them into fellowship and communion with you. …