ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL
PART VI
"I, Elijah, the prophet of God, have arrived in Zarephath of Sidon... God told me that He has directed a widow there to take care of me... It is true, He did not give me her address.... Nor did He give me a description of her.... But I was sure that He would lead me to the widow of His choice.... I wondered if she was perhaps a more well-to-do widow... Having some extra resources would make sense now that she has to provide for me while the drought continues....When I arrived at the town gate of Zarephath I noticed someone who looked like a widow... But she did not look like a more well-to-do widow... Nevertheless, I decided to speak to her,,, She may not be the one I would have picked to take care of me... But I could not dismiss her... She may be God's choice.... I asked her for some water and bread.... For, surely, if she was the widow of God's choice then she should be able to give me these very basic items at least....Every widow in Israel, no matter how poor, will never refuse to give water and bread to those who have need of them.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn about Elijah's encounter with a widow in Zarephath....
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL
PART VI
The prophet Elijah arrives at the town gate at Zarephath in Sidon. When there he notices a widow as you can read in 1 Kings 17:10-11
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 so I may have a drink?" As she was going to get it, he called, "And bring me, please, a piece of bread."
The prophet Elijah notices that this widow is gathering sticks. This can only mean that she does not have a servant to do it for her. Nevertheless, he dares to ask her for some water and bread.
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