Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 17:7
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1 Kings17:7
7 And it came to pass after a while q, that the brook dried up , because there had been no rain in the land.
God so ordering it, partly for the Punishment of those Israelites who lived near it, and had hitherto been refreshed by it: partly, for the trial and exercise of Elijah's Faith, and to teach him to depend upon God alone, not on any Creature for his support: and partly, to shew his own alsufficiency in providing for his People.
Marginal references: Heb. at the end of days. Gen. 4. 3. and 2 Sam. 14. 26
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