Pentecost Season · Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
1 Kings 19:4-8
Elijah Fed by the Angel
August 8, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you." (1 Kings 19:7)
Exhausted and wishing to die, Elijah is met under a broom tree by an angel who twice provides food and water, giving him strength for the forty-day journey to Horeb.
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Commentary
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:4-8 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of Elijah's despair and the food that sustains his journey.
1 Kings 19: Elijah's Discouragement and God's Response Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
1 Kings 19 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.
1 Kings 19:4 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on Elijah in the wilderness in one place.
Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 19 StudyLight
Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of 1 Kings 19.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B): Readings Agape Bible Study
A Catholic reading study that ties Elijah's angel-given bread to the day's living bread Gospel.
Background & Word Study
1 Kings 19 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and classical Jewish commentaries.
1 Kings 19:4 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for Elijah in the wilderness.
Enter the Bible: 1 Kings Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on 1 Kings and the ministry of Elijah.
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