Day 177, 26 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 17 , 18 , 19



1 Kings 17



Elijah's Prediction of Drought



1 (2Ki 3:14; Jas 5:17) Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants

of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel lives before whom I stand,

there will not be dew or rain these years except by my word."

2 The word of the Lord came to him, saying,

3 "Go from here and turn eastward and hide by the Kerith brook, which is east

of the Jordan.

4 (1Ki 17:9) You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens

to feed you there."

5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went

and lived by the Kerith brook, which is east of the Jordan.

6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread

and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.



The Widow of Zarephath



7 After some time, the brook dried up

because there had been no rain in the land.



1 Kings 17



Elijah



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 brought 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 The word of the Lord came to him, saying,

9 (Ob 1:20; Lk 4:26) "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon,

and live there. I have commanded a widow there to provide for you."

10 (Ge 24:17; Jn 4:7) So he got up and went to Zarephath,

and when he came to the gate of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks.

He called to her and said, "Please get a small cup of water for me to drink."

11 As she was going to get it, he called to her and said,

"Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."

12 (1Ki 17:1; Ge 21:16) She said, "As the Lord your God lives,

I do not have bread, but only a handful of meal in a barrel

and a little oil in a jar. I am gathering two sticks, that I can go in

and make it for me and my son, so we may eat it and die."

13 Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make

a little cake for me first, and bring it to me, and afterward,

make some for your son and you,

14 for thus says the Lord God of Israel: The barrel of meal will not run out,

nor will the jar of oil empty, until the day that the Lord

sends rain upon the earth."

15 She went and did what Elijah told her to do, and she, he,

and her household ate many days.

16 The barrel of meal did not run out, nor did the jar of oil empty,

according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke by Elijah.

17 Later on, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became

terribly sick, so much so that he had no breath left in him.

18 (2Ki 3:13; Lk 4:34) She said to Elijah, "What do I have to do with you,

O you man of God? Have you come to remind me of my sin and to kill my son?"

19 And he said to her, "Give me your son," and he took him out of her arms

and carried him up to a loft where he slept and laid him on his own bed.

20 He cried to the Lord and said, "O Lord, my God, have You brought tragedy

upon the widow with whom I live by killing her son?"

21 (Ac 20:10) And he stretched himself upon the child three times

and cried to the Lord and said, "O Lord, my God, I pray that You

let this child's soul come into him again."

22 The Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came

into him again, and he was revived.

23 Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the chamber

into the house and returned him to his mother,

and Elijah said, "See, your son lives!"

24 (Jn 3:2; 16:30) The woman said to Elijah, "Now, because of this,

I know that you are a man of God, and that the word

of the Lord in your mouth is truth!"



At Zarephath

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

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 he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought

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.

22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah;

and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

23 And Elijah took the child, and brought 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.



1 Kings 18



Elijah Confronts Ahab



1 (Lk 4:25; Jas 5:17; 1Ki 17:1) After many days, in the third year,

the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying, "Go and present yourself to Ahab,

and I will send rain upon the earth."

2 Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And there was a great famine in Samaria.

3 (Ne 7:2; 1Ki 16:9) Ahab called Obadiah, who was the governor of his house.

(Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly.

4 (1Ki 18:13; Mt 10:40-42) When Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord,

Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them in groups of fifty in a cave

and fed them with bread and water.)

5 And Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go into the land, to all the springs of water

and to all the brooks. Perhaps we will find grass to save the horses

and mules, so that we do not lose all the beasts."

6 So they divided the land between them to search throughout it.

Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

7 (2Ki 1:6-8) As Obadiah was going along, he met Elijah, and he recognized him

and fell on his face and said, "Is that you, my lord Elijah?"

8 And he answered him, "I am. Go, tell your lord, 'Elijah is here.' "

9 He said, "What evil have I done that you would hand your servant

into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?

10 (1Ki 17:1) As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom

where my lord has not looked for you, and when they said, 'He is not here,'

he made the kingdom and nation swear that they could not find you,

11 and now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Elijah is here!" '

12 (2Ki 2:16; Ac 8:39) As soon as I am gone from you, the Spirit of the Lord

will carry you to a place I do not know, and so when I come and tell Ahab

and he cannot find you, he will execute me. But I, your servant, have feared

the Lord since my youth.

13 (1Ki 18:4) Were you not told what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets

of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord's prophets in groups

of fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water?

14 And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Elijah is here," '

and he will execute me."

15 (1Ki 17:1; 18:10) Elijah said, "As the Lord of Hosts lives, before

whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today."



In Samaria

1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to

Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will

send rain upon the earth.

2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine

in Samaria.

3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house.(Now Obadiah

feared the LORD greatly:

4 for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah

took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with

bread and water.)

5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water,

and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses

and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it:

Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him,

and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?

8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant

into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord

hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an

oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.

12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the

Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come

and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me:

but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets

of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty

in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here:

and he shall slay me.

15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand,

I will surely shew myself unto him to day.