KJV ORIGINAL
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The jar of flour never ran out, and the jug of oil never went empty, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God kept His promise by miraculously providing endless food for the widow and her son during a severe famine.
📚 Historical Context
This miracle occurred during a devastating three-year drought and famine that God had sent as judgment on Israel for their idol worship under King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Elijah had been hiding by a brook, but when it dried up, God sent him to a poor widow in Zarephath (in Gentile territory) who was down to her last handful of flour and drop of oil.
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