A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
 
                                 ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL PART V

"I, Elijah, the prophet of God have just gathered my few belongings.... It is time for me to leave the brook.... The Lord has told me to go to Zarephath in Sidon.... He has told me as well that I am to be taken care of by a widow there.... A widow!!... I must say, I cannot help but have a few questions about God's choice for me.... First of all, I would like to know why I am being send to a place outside Israel since these nations do not serve the God we serve...... And I would like to know why He is sending me to a widow there...... We have many widows in Israel..... So it does not make sense for God to send me far away to a widow..... Unless this widow in Zarephath of  Sidon is a little better off.... Most if not all widows in Israel are poor..... Therefore God knows that they are not able to take care of me..... Especially, because the drought will continue for some time still..... Anyway, I better be going so I can meet this widow at Zarephath of Sidon.".... Please read the typed out attachment when God tells the prophet Elijah He has prepared a widow at Zarephath of Sidon to take care of him.....


                ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                  ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL PART V

God has told the prophet Elijah that he has to go to Zarephath of Sidon to be taken care of by a widow as you can read in I Kings 17:9

I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.

It seems God has very carefully selected a widow  in Zarephath in Sidon to begin to take care of him. That must obviously she will be able to do so.