WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH

 *08/02/2023*


*MID WEEK SERVICE*


THEME:

*UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE*


TOPIC:

*WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH*


Text:

1 Kings 17


Zarephath was in Phoenician territory, seven miles south of Sidon, the stronghold of Baal.

The Lord's sustaining Elijah first by a raven and then by a widow provided the prophet with a dramatic test of faith at the outset of his ministry. The widow, too, would be taught the value of trusting in God alone.

1 Kings 17:24

Many widows were exceptionally poor, as they had few options in an agrarian culture. This widow was in a desperate plight when she encountered God's prophet.

The widow of Zarephath was a woman of faith in the living God, even though she lived in a foreign land.

Elijah's challenge to the widow would call for faith in the midst of her desperate circumstances. While an apostate Israelite nation suffered because of the drought, God supplied the daily necessities to a non-Israelite who willingly took Him at His word. The fresh supply of oil and flour each day would be a reminder to both the prophet and the widow of the value of personal trust in Him who alone is sufficient to meet every need.

Philippians 4:19

After Elijah revived the widow's son, the widow's belief had now grown into fullness of faith. That Elijah was indeed a "man of God"

1 Kings 17:18

Had been proved by word and deed. *The entire incident demonstrates that the Lord is the God of Israelite and Gentile alike*

Acts 10:34,35; 11:18

Romans 3:29

And that He is the author of life itself.

Luke 20:38

John 11:25,26


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