1 Kings 17:6
The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
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- Exod 16:35 : 35 Now the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was inhabited; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
- Num 11:23 : 23 And the LORD said to Moses,“Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you will see whether my word to you will come true or not!”
- Judg 14:14 : 14 He said to them,“Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet.”They could not solve the riddle for three days.
- Judg 15:18-19 : 18 He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the LORD and said,“You have given your servant this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of these uncircumcised Philistines?” 19 So God split open the basin at Lehi and water flowed out from it. When he took a drink, his strength was restored and he revived. For this reason he named the spring En Hakkore. It remains in Lehi to this very day.
- Ps 34:9-9 : 9 Fear the LORD, you chosen people of his, for those who fear him lack nothing! 10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
- Ps 37:19 : 19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
- Ps 78:15-16 : 15 He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea. 16 He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers.
- Ps 78:23-24 : 23 He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky. 24 He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.
- Isa 33:16 : 16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
- Jer 37:21 : 21 Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
- Jer 40:4 : 4 But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you. But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so. You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go. Go wherever you choose.”
- Hab 3:17-18 : 17 When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls, 18 I will rejoice because of the LORD; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!
- Matt 6:31-33 : 31 So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Matt 14:19-21 : 19 Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full. 21 Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.
- Matt 19:26 : 26 Jesus looked at them and replied,“This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”
- Luke 22:35 : 35 Then Jesus said to them,“When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied,“Nothing.”
- Heb 6:18 : 18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
- Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.” 6 So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”
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- 1 Kgs 17:1-55 verses91%
1 Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab,“As certainly as the LORD God of Israel lives(whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”
2 The LORD’s message came to him:
3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.
4 Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there.”
5 So he carried out the LORD’s message; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.
- 1 Kgs 17:7-1711 verses87%
7 After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
8 The LORD’s message came to him,
9 “Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told a widow who lives there to provide for you.”
10 So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called out to her,“Please give me a little water in a cup, so I can take a drink.”
11 As she went to get it, he called out to her,“Please bring me a piece of bread.”
12 She said,“As certainly as the LORD your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.”
13 Elijah said to her,“Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make me a small cake and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.
14 For this is what the LORD God of Israel has said,‘The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the LORD makes it rain on the surface of the ground.’”
15 She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family.
16 The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Elijah.
17 After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.
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9 He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.
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41 Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
- 1 Kgs 19:5-95 verses72%
5 He stretched out and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger touched him and said,“Get up and eat.”
6 He looked and right there by his head was a cake baking on hot coals and a jug of water. He ate and drank and then slept some more.
7 The LORD’s angel came back again, touched him, and said,“Get up and eat, for otherwise you won’t be able to make the journey.”
8 So he got up and ate and drank. That meal gave him the strength to travel forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the LORD’s message came to him,“Why are you here, Elijah?”
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19 So the prophet went back with him. He ate food in his house and he drank water.
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7 and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.
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15 every kind of crow,
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24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
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14 every raven after its species,
- 1 Kgs 18:41-422 verses70%
41 Then Elijah told Ahab,“Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard.”
42 So Ahab went on up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel. He bent down toward the ground and put his face between his knees.
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13 Certainly my master is aware of what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD’s prophets. I hid one hundred of the LORD’s prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.
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35 The water flowed down all sides of the altar and filled the trench.
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17 For an order came to me in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water there. And do not return by the way you came.’”
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21 Elisha went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.
- 1 Kgs 18:1-22 verses68%
1 Elijah Meets the King’s Servant Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the LORD’S message came to Elijah,“Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground.”
2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab.Now the famine was severe in Samaria.
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44 So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as in the LORD’S message.
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4 When Jezebel was killing the LORD’s prophets, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty. He also brought them food and water.)
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27 He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.
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15 He then said to him,“Come home with me and eat something.”
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40 They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.
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20 God’s angel said to him,“Put the meat and unleavened bread on this rock, and pour out the broth.” Gideon did as instructed.
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23 So this is what happened after he had eaten food and drunk water. The old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet whom he had brought back.
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11 When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
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9 For this is how I was commanded in the LORD’s message,‘Eat no food. Drink no water. And do not return by the way you came.’”
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7 From the stream along the road he drinks; then he lifts up his head.
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23 Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room to the house, and handed him to his mother. Elijah then said,“See, your son is alive!”
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11 Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink.