1 Kings 17:18
“And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?”
What does 1 Kings 17:18 mean?
In 1 Kings 17:18, we read the poignant words of the widow of Zarephath who has just lost her son: "And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?" This verse comes from the Old…
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In the narrative found in 1 Kings 17, we encounter the profound and devastating moment when the widow of Zarephath, confronted with the death of her son, expresses her anguish to Elijah with the words, "What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to…
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Dear Heavenly Father, In the solemn stillness of this moment, I humbly come before You, echoing the heart-wrenching words of the widow in 1 Kings 17:18: "And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to…
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