“Training in God’s Grace” - 1 Kings 17:1-7

1. Training of hiding in God’s grace

• “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.” (v.3)

2. Training of receiving God’s grace

• “Although today no one can identify the location of that brook, we do know that it derived its name from the original verb Cha-rath, which means ‘to cut off, to cut down.’ The word is used both ways in the Old Testament: as in being cut off from others or from the blessings of a covenant; and also of being cut down, as one might cut down tall timber.” (Charles R. Swindoll, Elijah)

a. Receiving humbly

• “I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” (v.4)

b. Receiving daily

• “And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.” (v.6)

• “Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings, but in the blesser Himself.” (Arthur W. Pink)

c. Receiving abundantly