1 Kings 17:10-16 The widow made a little cake from her flour and gave it to Elijah

 10  So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gates of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”  12 And she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a pitcher; and now, 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.”  13 And Elijah said to her, “Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make for yourself and your son.  14 For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, ‘The jar of meal shall not be spent, and the pitcher of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.’”  The Holy Bible : Revised Standard Version Second Catholic edition (2006), with the ecclesiastical approval of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Thomas Nelson Publishing for Ignatius Press.

 10  So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gates of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”

11 And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

 12 And she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a

pitcher; and now, 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.” 

13 And Elijah said to her, “Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make for yourself and your son.

 14 For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, ‘The jar of meal shall not be spent, and the pitcher of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.’” 

15  And she went and did as Elijah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days.  16  The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the pitcher of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah.  17  After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. The Holy Bible : Revised Standard Version Second Catholic edition (2006), with the ecclesiastical approval of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Thomas Nelson Publishing for Ignatius Press.

15  And she went and did as Elijah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days. 

16  The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the pitcher of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Elijah.

 17  After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; and his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

1 Kgs 17: 9 Elijah’s Miracles in Zarephath Elijah’s name means (“Yahweh is my God”). Elijah showed that his God was the only god worthy of worship to the priests of Baal by defeating in test of faith. Elijah demonstrated the power of God by performing miracles. While running from Jezebel’s assassins he stopped in Zarephath.

Elijah’s name means (“Yahweh is my God”).

Elijah showed that his God was the only god worthy of worship to the priests of Baal by defeating in test of faith.

Elijah demonstrated the power of God by performing miracles.

While running from Jezebel’s assassins he stopped in Zarephath.

Elijah met the widow at a well. He asks her for a cup of water and while she is getting it he asks for a piece of bread. She tells him that she and her son are about to eat their last meal before they die of starvation. Why? Where was Social Services? There weren’t any. Elijah tells her not to worry. Her faith in God saved herself and her household. God kept the flour and oil jars from running out for the duration of the three year drought. The Widow and Her Son

Elijah met the widow at a well.

He asks her for a cup of water and while she is getting it he asks for a piece of bread.

She tells him that she and her son are about to eat their last meal before they die of starvation.

Why?

Where was Social Services? There weren’t any.

Elijah tells her not to worry.

Her faith in God saved herself and her household.

God kept the flour and oil jars from running out for the duration of the three year drought.

When the widow’s son dies, it is Elijah’s prayer that raised him from the dead.

When the widow’s son dies, it is Elijah’s prayer that raised him from the dead.

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