“Ahab, son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him” (1 Kings 16:30).

“Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD and sinned more than all

those before him” (1 Kings 16:25)

1 Kings 16:31 “…. He also married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal

and worship him.”v. 32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria

V 33 “Ahab also made Asherah poles and did more to provoke the anger of

the LORD, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him”

1 Kings 17:1 “Now Elijah (meaning “Yahweh is God”) the

Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord the

God of Israel lives, before Whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these

years, except by my word."

James 5:17 Elijah was a human being even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed,

and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Deut 11:16-17 “Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them; then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against

you, and He will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no

rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the Lord is giving

you…”

The word of the LORD came to him, ‘Depart from here and turn eastward and hide

yourself by the brook Cherith.’ 1 Kings 17:2-3

verses 3-6: “Depart from here, and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith [meaning “to cut off, cut away, cut up”], which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.”

1 Kings 17:3-10 “Depart from here, and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Kerith, which is east of the Jordan. 4 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Kerith, that is east of the Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.” And after a while, the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD came to him: “Arise, go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and dwell there. I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath …”

“refining”

“cut away”

1 Kings 16:31 “ …. he [Ahab] also married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians..

Jeremiah 48:11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.

Verses 10-17 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” So she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.’“

Matthew 6:33 “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things (temporal necessities)

shall be added unto you"