1 Kings 17: Group Study Handout

How to use: read 1 Kings 17 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

Elijah the Tishbite prophesies to King Ahab that there will be no dew nor rain except by his word (v. 1). Following this, Yahweh instructs Elijah to hide by the brook Cherith, where he will drink from the brook and be fed by ravens (vv.

Key verse

“Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.”
1 Kings 17:13 (WEB)

Outline

1 Kings 17:1 Elijah's Prophecy of Drought
1 Kings 17:2–7 Provision by the Brook Cherith
1 Kings 17:8–16 Miracle of the Widow's Oil
1 Kings 17:17–24 The Widow's Son Revived

Discussion questions

In v6, what do the ravens bring to Elijah each day?
In v12, what does the widow say she has left to eat?
Elijah's command to the widow in v13: what might it mean to 'make me a little cake' first?
The phrase 'the jar of meal will not run out' in v14: what does this imply about God's provision?
When have you had to trust in God's provision like the widow in v12?

Go deeper

Passages that echo 1 Kings 17: Matthew 6, 2 Kings 4, James 5.

Before next time: read 1 Kings 18.