Elijah Sent to the Widow

Theme: When God's Traditional People Reject Him, He Sends His Help to Those on the Outside.
I. God's Servant Declares God's Judgment Against Israel's sin – v. 1; Jas 5:17; I Ki 19:18
II. God Provides for His Servant – vv. 2-16
A. God Provides for His Servant through Birds and a Brook – vv. 2-7
B. God Provides for His Servant Away from "His People Israel"– vv. 7-16; Mk 12:43-44
III. God Revives the Widow's Son at His Servant's Prayer – vv. 17-24
A. God's Hard Providences too often Cause Us to Question God's Goodness – vv. 17-20
B. God Hears Elijah's Cries to Raise the Dead – vv. 21-22