...the ¿Yorth Church, Abington. Boston : TR Marvin. The text of this discourse is 1 Kings, xvii : 13. " But make me thereof a little cake first, and bring...unto me; and after, make for thee and for thy son." The author considers the case of the woman of Zarephath, in the light of a sacrifice which she was...

...heart, which alone could have prompted to such a concession as the Prophet desired at her hands: " make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it...unto me, and after, make for thee and for thy son." It seems that she recognized the stranger as a Jew : but little hope could a heathen have of the fulfilment...

...said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and me, and after make for for thy son. thus ...[¡ill d ihe cms« of oil fail, until tlie day that the LORD eendi-th rain upon the- earth. 15 And she went,...

...and my son, that we may eat it, nnd die." " Fear not," said Elijah to her ; " go, and do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and...barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruise of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth."a And Elijah ate with...

...the contrary, his answer is, Fear not, go and do as thou hast said, but make me a little cake thereof first, and bring it unto me, and after, make for thee and for thy son. This was a hard saying. It is true the prophet added, the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall...

...of prophetic impulse, as well as urged by hunger, said to her, " Fear not ; go, and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and afterwards make for thee and for thy son : for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal...

...my son, that we may eat it. and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her. Fear not; go and do as thou hast 6 14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, 'he barrel of meal shall not waste, neither hall the cruse...

...up her last handful of meal. She served the stranger first for this was what he had said, "Make me a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son." The astonished woman had little to say for the bold prediction and the manner of its announcement gave...

...and a little oil. We are not told that either the barrel or the cruse was filled up; but we read — "The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail." You may frequently reach the end of your provision, but you can never exhaust your Provider. The meal...

...thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel...the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and...