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Elijah said to her, Don`t be afraid; go and do as you have said; but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for you and for your son.
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A Test of Faith
All commentators agree that Elijah's request for the first piece of bread was not selfish but a profound test of the widow's faith. She was asked to trust God's promise through the prophet over her own desperate circumstances. Her obedience demonstrated a faith that prioritized God's word above her immediate, life-threatening needs.
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19th Century
Baptist
What a trial for her faith! This stranger must have the first portion of her last meal; yet she had faith enough to obey his word.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Elijah said to her, fear not
That she and her son should die, it would not be the case.
go …
Presbyterian
Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, and some, it is likely, would have welcomed him to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and ble…
