Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Kings 17:10

"So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." — 1 Kings 17:10 (ASV)

And he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Water was scarce then; every drop was very precious; it was therefore a large request that Elijah made to her.

So he arose and went to Zarephath.

There is the same unreasoning faith: So he arose; just as, in the 5th verse, it is written: So he went; that is, with all alacrity, he did his Lord's bidding without any question.

And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there-

There she was, the woman who was to sustain him. She had come, no doubt, with a carriage and pair, to take him home, to her mansion. Oh, no! "The widow woman was there"—

Gathering of sticks:

She was a poor woman to sustain him, but there she was: "gathering of sticks."