1 Kings 17:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 17:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 17:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The NIV reads: "Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 17:7 — NIV
“Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.”
— 1 Kings 17:7 (NIV)
Cross-References for 1 Kings 17:7
“But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.”
Related to God's provision and remembrance during hardship.
“I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.”
Contextual reference to the famine during Elijah's time
“After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.””
Following the brook drying up, God sends Elijah to Ahab
“He called down famine on the land and destroyed all their supplies of food;”
Connects to the theme of famine as a divine judgment or trial.
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.””
Relates to God's promise of provision and not forsaking his people.
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