The prophet Elijah from

Tishbe in Gilead gives King

Ahab God’s message that

there will be no more dew or

rain until he says so.

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God tells Elijah to travel east

and hide in the Kerith ravine

east of the River Jordan so

that King Ahab cannot find

him.

Elijah sets off for his hiding

place.

This map shows Elijah’s

home town of Tishbe,

Samaria where King Ahab

had his palace and the most

likely location of Brook

Kerith which ran through

desolate ravine

No one lived or travelled

near the Keith ravine. It was

a lonely, hot and deserted

place.

God had promised Elijah

that ravens would bring him

food. Ravens are very selfish

birds. Would they share their

food?

He drank fresh water from

the brook that flowed

through the ravine.

And morning and evening

ravens brought him bread

and meat - just as God had

promised.

For many months Elijah

survived on water from the

brook.

Each morning and evening

he ate meat and bread flown

in by the ravens.

During this time not a drop

of rain fell and there was

no early morning dew. King

Ahab searched everywhere

for Elijah but could not

find him. Plants, crops and

animals started dying of

thirst.

Then one day the Brook

Kerith dried up. Elijah had no

more water to drink.

God told Elijah to leave the

ravine and travel north to

a town called Zarephath in

the country of Phoenicia.

God explained He had

commanded a widow there

to supply him with food.

Elijah made his way out

of the ravine and started

travelling north.

This map shows the location

of Zarephath in Phoenicia, a

country north of Israel and a

route Elijah could have taken

to avoid being spotted by

those searching for him.

The journey took him out of

the ravine ...

... and on towards the land

of Phoenicia. He was very

tired, thirsty and hungry.

When we place our faith and totally depend

on Jehovah God he will always reward you !

no matter how hard his command may seems

God had fed him using

ravens - now he headed for

the town of Zarephath to

find the widow God had told

him would give him food

and drink.