Reference

1 Kings 17:14

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“For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.”
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And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

13

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

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For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall 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 he, and her house, did eat many days.

16

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the fulfillment was literal, the language used ("barrel of meal shall not waste," "cruse of oil shall not fail") employs a degree of hyperbole to emphasize the miraculous nature of the provision, rather than a strictly literal description of the barrel and cruse always being completely full.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse describes a continuous provision that will last "until" a certain event, which is a duration, but it does not specify a precise, measurable time frame or a prophecy that is to be recognized as fulfilled at a specific, pre-defined point in time.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a divine promise delivered through a prophet, but it does not detail the *method* by which God communicated that promise to the prophet, focusing instead on the content of the message itself.

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Cross-References

Matthew 6:34Thematic

“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

Matthew 15:36Thematic

“And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.”

Matthew 14:17Thematic

“And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”

2 Kings 4:42Thematic

“And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.”

2 Kings 3:16Thematic

“And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.”

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