The people have made me afraid - She still pretends that her plea was a real one, and that she was in fear of the people (“the whole family,…

Because the people have made me afraid. —The woman here seeks to excuse her boldness in addressing the king by the extern…

Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my
lord the king
Of the case…

We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…