1 Kings 17:23

“And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.”

"And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth." - 1 Kings 17:23
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What does 1 Kings 17:23 mean?

The verse 1 Kings 17:23 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth." This verse is a key moment in the story of Elijah…

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Resurrection Moments: The God Who Restores Life

In the narrative of 1 Kings 17, we are introduced to Elijah, a prophet commissioned by God to bring His message to a wayward nation. This chapter tells a powerful story of faith, divine provision, and miraculous restoration. The verse we focus on today, 1 Kings 17:23, states…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Miraculous Revival

O Lord God Almighty, Sovereign Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You in the spirit of humility and reverence, acknowledging Your power and might. Just as the prophet Elijah experienced Your abundant grace and intervention in the dire situation of the widow of…

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1 Kings 17:23 - "And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth."
1 Kings 10:23 - "So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom."
Leviticus 23:17-22
1 Kings 4:17 - "Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:"
2 Kings 23:1 - "And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem."
1 Kings 21:17 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,"
1 Kings 17:8 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"
1 Kings 6:17 - "And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long."
1 Kings 17:2 - "And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"
1 Kings 9:17 - "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,"
1 Kings 17:17 - "¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him."
"So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom." - 1 Kings 10:23
2 Kings 17:23 - "Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day."
1 Kings 1:23 - "And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground."
1 Kings 21:23 - "And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel."
1 Kings 6:23 - "¶ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high."
1 Kings 16:17 - "And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah."
1 Kings 12:17 - "But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them."
1 Kings 8:17 - "And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel."
1 Kings 5:17 - "And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house."
2 Kings 23:17 - "Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el."
"Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:" - 1 Kings 4:17
1 Kings 17:22 - "And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived."
1 Kings 17:4 - "And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there."
1 Kings 12:23 - "Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,"
1 Kings 14:23 - "For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree."
1 Kings 17:3 - "Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan."
1 Kings 17:7 - "And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land."
1 Kings 17:6 - "And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook."