A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                   THE RUNAWAY PROPHET PART V

"I, Elijah, the prophet of God have just been talking with a widow at the town gate at Zarephath in Sidon..... God has sent me here to meet a widow to take care of me.... I know that she did not seem to be the ideal candidate.... For she was gathering sticks to prepare a final meal for herself and her son... I heard her say that she plans for her son and herself to die after they have eaten whatever food they have left over in the house.... It was just as well that no one else was around when I asked her to make me a small cake first before making something for herself and her son... For anyone who would have heard me say these things would have thought me to be extremely selfish... Had anyone else been there they may well have come to me and tell me off for asking her for something she could not possibly provide since she only had a little flour and oil left for herself and her son.... But I dared to ask her to do the impossible.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that the prophet Elijah asks something quite impossible of the widow at Zarephath in Sidon.....


     ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                 THE RUNAWAY PROPHET PART V

The prophet Elijah has no doubt that God has selected this widow at Zarephath in Sidon to take care of him as you can read in I Kings 17:13

Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small cake for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son."

You may well like to say to him, "Elijah, how can you ask this poor widow to bake you a cake first? How can you be so selfish? You must know that she has no spare flour left for you so how can you insist that she not only make a cake for you besides making a cake for herself and her son, but you insist that she makes a cake for you before making one for her and her son. You ought to realise that this poor woman may not have enough flour and oil for three people. It will mean, therefore, that, very likely, she will end up giving her portion to you and that will surely mean death for her."