Verse 12
12. As the Lord thy God liveth This was a formula somewhat peculiar to Elijah, (see 1 Kings 17:1,) and her use of it indicates in her a knowledge and reverence of the God of Israel. But that she was a heathen, and not belonging to the tribes of Israel, seems evident from the manner in which she is mentioned in this passage, and also from the manner in which Jesus speaks of her in Luke 4:26. It is significant that in the time of famine Elijah finds a home and food in the land of Ethbaal, the father of the wicked Jezebel, (1 Kings 16:31,) and in the house of a poor heathen widow, in whom he finds, as Jesus found in a woman of this same land, (Matthew 15:28,) a faith unequalled in Israel
A barrel כד , a pitcher, a bucket, or jar, for holding meal or carrying water. Genesis 24:14.
Cruse A flask for holding liquids. See cut at 1 Samuel 26:11.
Two sticks That is, a few sticks. So two sheep, (Isaiah 7:21;) and two days, (Hosea 6:2,) mean a few sheep and a few days.
Eat it, and die A picture of uttermost woe and want; but a means of developing in her a noble faith.
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