Who provides food for the raven, when its young ones cry to God, and wander about for lack of food? (Job 38:41)

God provided a raven to feed Elijah during the drought in Israel. The raven brought Elijah bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he drank from a nearby brook.

Note carefully that the brook dried up but the food supplied by the raven did not stop.

It was possible for the Lord to miraculously create springs in the desert to provide water for Elijah?

Nothing is impossible with God because He said that He will make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert to take care of you. (Isaiah 43:19)

However, God did not perform this miracle for Elijah because He also wanted to bless the widow at Zarephath also. So the Lord sent Elijah to the widow to for food. (1 Kings 17)

Unfortunately, the widow did not have any food except a handful of flour and a little oil that she was going to use to bake a little cake for herself and son.

Interestingly, the widow was ready to get Elijah a cup of water even though she had limited water due to the drought in the land.

As a result of the widow’s obedience Elijah prophesied to her that, “The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’ ”(1 Kings 17:14 KJV)

The widow had abundant food for herself, her son and Elijah to last her until the end of the drought.

Another interesting observation about this passage is why God used an ‘unclean bird’ to feed Elijah?

Where did God send the raven to get the meat and bread?

The Bible states that the Lord provides for the birds of the air (Matthew 6:26).

Ravens usually eat the meat of dead animals, but I don’t believe that Lord would feed Elijah with decomposing meat.

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Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley