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1 Kings 17 · Grade 5

The God Who Gives Life

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Elijah's name means my God is Yahweh, and his first words announce a contest. Baal was hailed as the lord of rain and fertility, yet Elijah declared that no dew or rain would fall except by his word from the living God. The drought exposed Baal as powerless. Meanwhile God hid Elijah at the brook Cherith, sustaining him through ravens, which were unclean birds under the Law.

God then sent His prophet into the heart of Baal's territory, to a widow of Zarephath near Sidon. She had nothing left but a handful of meal and a little oil. Elijah asked her to feed him first, giving her God's promise that the meal and oil would not fail until the rain. Her obedience was an act of faith, and the promise held day after day.

When her son died, she feared God was punishing her for sin. Elijah carried the boy upstairs, stretched himself on him three times, and cried out. Yahweh heard, and the child's life returned. This is the first resurrection recorded in Scripture. It proved that life belongs to Yahweh, not Baal. In the New Testament, Jesus pointed to this widow, saying Elijah was sent to none of Israel's widows but to a widow of Zarephath (Luke 4:25-26).

Show What You Know

  1. What does Elijah's name mean?

  2. Why were ravens surprising helpers?

  3. What made this event first in Scripture?

  4. What did Jesus say about this widow in Luke 4 in the New Testament?

Crossword

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Across

  1. I have commanded the ____ to feed you there.
  2. And the jar of ____ will not fail.
  3. The jar of ____ will not run out.

Down

  1. And ____ and meat in the evening.
  2. Yahweh listened to the voice of ____.

Think About It

  1. God sent His prophet to a foreign widow. What does that show about God's care for all people?

  2. The widow obeyed when she had very little. How can you be generous even when you have little?

Memory Verse

“The jar of meal didn’t run out and the jar of oil didn’t fail, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by Elijah.”

1 Kings 17:16 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving me food. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was the widow's choice to feed Elijah first an act of faith?
  • How did Jesus use this story in Luke 4?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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