Elijah tells King Ahab there will be a drought. God tells Elijah to hide by a brook, where ravens will feed him. When the brook dries up, God tells Elijah to go to Zarephath to stay with a widow. The widow has only a handful of flour and oil left and is gathering sticks to make a meal and die. Elijah tells her if she makes him bread first, her flour and oil will not run out. She does so and her flour and oil last as Elijah said until rain comes again.