The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
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- WEB The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
- KJV And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
- NKJV The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
- NASB And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.
- NLT The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.
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The ravens faithfully bring Elijah bread and meat morning and evening, and he drinks from the brook.
Overview
God's promise is fulfilled as the ravens supply Elijah twice daily and the brook gives him water. The regular, reliable provision demonstrates God's tender, sustaining care for His servant in the midst of judgment on the land. It teaches that those who trust and obey God can rest in His faithful, even miraculous, provision.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Ps 78:23–24Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.
- Matt 6:31–33Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
- Ps 78:15–16He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.
- Jer 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
- Matt 14:19–21And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
- Luke 22:35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
- Matt 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Ps 34:9–10Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Judg 15:18–19And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- Ps 37:19In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
- Isa 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Judg 14:14So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
- Heb 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Ps 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Hab 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
- Num 11:23The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.”
- Jer 40:4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
- Exod 16:35The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
- Heb 13:5–6Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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