And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
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Gill's Exposition
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah. There being a continual increase and supply of both, through the…
Barnes' Notes
This is the first recorded miracle of its kind - a supernatural and inexplicable multiplication of food (compare 2Ki 4:42-44; Mat 14:15-21; Mat 15:32-38). The sacred record does not explain these…
Adam Clarke
The barrel of meal wasted not - She continued to take out of her jar and out of her bottle the quantity of meal and oil requisite for the consumption of her household; and without carefully estimating…
We have here an account of the further protection Elijah was taken under, and the further provision made for him in his retirement. At destruction and famine he shall laugh that has God for his friend…
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