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The woman said to Elijah, Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth.
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Faith is a Journey
Commentators note that the widow's faith was a process, not a single event. She moved from acknowledging Elijah's God (1 Kings 17:14), to being shaken by her son's death, to this moment of full conviction. This shows how God can use both provision and profound trial to deepen our trust in Him over time.
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1 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
Now by this I know ... —In these words we trace the final victory of faith, brought out by the crowning mercy of the rest…
Baptist
Did she not know this before? Yes, or else she would not have given him the first portion of her meal. She must have known it, for she had been liv…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the woman said to Elijah, now by this I know that you are a man of God She took h…
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Presbyterian
Neither faith nor obedience shuts out afflictions and death. The child being dead, the mother spoke to the prophet, rather to give vent to her sorr…
