1 Kings 17:5 meaning and explanation
So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
1 Kings 17:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Elijah has just announced a drought to King Ahab, and God responds by sending the prophet away from the royal court to a hidden brook east of the Jordan. The verse is simple obedience: Elijah does exactly what the LORD told him in verses 3 and 4, leaving the place of confrontation for a place of dependence.
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