1 Kings 17:14 (WEB)
For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘The jar of meal will not run out, and the jar of oil will not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the earth.’”
Catechism · 1
“After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Kings 17:7-24.
Fathers and councils · 7
Ambrose of Milan
“To return to what was treated of above, what is the meaning of the fact that when there was a very great famine in all the land, yet the care of God was not wanting to the widow, and the prophet was sent to sustain her?” — editor's note: 1 [3] Kings xvii. 14.
Read the whole comment“He was so, for in the time of famine he asked a widow for food, intending to repay it, so that the barrel of meal failed not for three years and six months, and the oil jar sufficed and served the needy widow for her daily use all that time also.” — editor's note: 1 [3] Kings xvii. 14.
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Jerome
“He who had come to be fed then turned feeder, for, by a miracle, he filled the empty barrel.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xvii. 9–16.
Read the whole comment“Exuperius the reverend bishop of Toulouse, imitating the widow of Zarephath, feeds others though hungry himself.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xvii. 8–16.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Therefore Elias, being the type of Christ, and showing that according to His mercy He returns to each their reward, answered and said: “Thus saith the Lord, The vessel of meal shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not be diminished, until the day that the Lord giveth rain upon the earth.”” — editor's note: 1 Kings xvii. 14.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…prayer, to nourish an escaped people in the wilderness, nor supply fountains of food without cost from the depth of vessels which are filled by being emptied, and so, by an amazing return for her hospitality, support one who supported him; nor feed thousands of men with five loaves whose very fragments were a further…” — editor's note: 1 Kings xvii. 14.
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Tertullian
“You have the third book of the Kings.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xvii. 7–16.
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.4.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 3.