Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Kings 17:20

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Kings 17:20

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Kings 17:20

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?" — 1 Kings 17:20 (ASV)

Have you also brought evil? —Elijah’s complaint is characteristic of the half-presumptuous impatience seen more fully in 1 Kings 19:0. He apparently implies that his own lot, as a hunted fugitive not protected by God’s Almighty power, is so hard, that it must be his presence which has brought trouble even on the home that sheltered him.