1Ki 19:5-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 19:5-7: 19:5-7 The angel of the Lord provided Elijah with precisely what he needed at the moment (17:2-6 , 10-12 ). God often sent an angel to minister to one of his servants (Ps 34:7 ; Heb 1:14 ).

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b17:2-6►

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dPs 34:7►

eHeb 1:14►

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gNum 14:33-34►

hDeut 1:2-3►

iGen 7:4►

jPs 95:10►

kJon 3:4►

lMatt 4:1-2►

‏ 1 Kings 19:5-8

Summary for 1Kgs 19:5-7: 19:5-7 ^a The angel of the Lord provided Elijah with precisely what he needed at the moment (17:2-6 ^b, 10-12 ^c). God often sent an angel to minister to one of his servants (Ps 34:7 ^d; Heb 1:14 ^e).
19:8 ^f Elijah’s determination to go to Mount Sinai took him on a journey of approximately 200 miles. The trip would not have required forty days and forty nights, so Elijah may have set a pace that was symbolic of Israel’s past. Moses spent forty days on Mount Sinai, and Israel subsequently wandered in the wilderness for forty years (Num 14:33-34 ^g; Deut 1:2-3 ^h). Forty sometimes represented a period of full testing (Gen 7:4 ⁱ; Ps 95:10 ^j; Jon 3:4 ^k; Matt 4:1-2 ^l).