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1 Kings 17:23

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 17:23

Verse 23 of 24

Scripture focus

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

1 Kings 17:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 17:23

Theological / Devotional

Thy son liveth. How many a mother’s aching heart has longed to hear words like these! But the same glad words that were heard then, many mothers, if faithful, will hear in the near hereafter. What unexpected blessings and favors had come to the widow of Zarephath as a result of her faith and hospitality! She had shared her last meal with the prophet, and had given him a place in her humble home. As a return her child was restored to life. “He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward” (Matt. 10:41; see also Isa. 58:10, 11).

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