Because she did what god asked and fed elijah first the little bit of oil and flour did not run out.
Elijah jugs of floor and oil.
The jar of flour was not spent neither did the jug of oil become empty according to the word of the lord that he spoke by elijah verses 15 16.
Look i am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son so that we may eat it and die 13 do not be afraid elijah said to her.
But instead she trusted god and feed elijah.
The lord performed these good works through the compassion of a widow who only had a little bit of flour and a jug of oil.
Go and do as you have said.
As a result god took care of the widow her son and elijah by keeping their flour and oil jugs full until it finally rained.
So there was food every day for elijah and for the woman and her family.
Elijah stayed there for some time living in an upper room of the widow s house.
The widow thought she only had enough flour and oil to make one meal for her son and herself.
Good news translation as the lord had promised through elijah the bowl did not run.
For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry in keeping with the word of the lord spoken by elijah.
The lord has called icc in this time to min ister to the minsters.
The jar of flour was not spent neither did the jug of oil become empty according to the word of the lord that he spoke by elijah.
15 she went away and did as elijah had told her.
16 for the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry in keeping with the word of the lord spoken by elijah.
English standard version the jar of flour was not spent neither did the jug of oil become empty according to the word of the lord that he spoke by elijah.
15 16 just as elijah trusted god to take care of him at the ravine he and the widow had to have faith in god to provide what they would need and god never fails.
In 1 kings 17 god pro vided food and shelter for elijah in the midst of a nationwide drought.
The lord kept the promise that his prophet elijah had made and she did not run out of flour or oil.
The bin of flour was not used up nor did the jar of oil run dry according to the word of the lord which he spoke by elijah.
Elijah and widow zarephath from 1 kings 17 8 16.
Whenever elijah asked her to use the last of her flour and oil to make him something to eat she could have refused stating that she needed to take care of her family first.
A little flour and oil.
The flour jar did not become empty and the oil jug did not run dry according to the word of the lord he had spoken through elijah.
We used the endless jar bible activity to remind the girls that god will take care of us.
Contemporary english version the lord kept the promise that his prophet elijah had made and she did not run out of flour or oil.