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God looks after Elijah in a famine

Ravens bring food to Elijah.
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King Ahab of Israel worshipped false gods and did more evil that any King who reigned before him. <br/>God decided to punish him and the disobedient people in the land by stopping the rain from falling. – Slide 1
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Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, ‘I serve the Lord, the God of Israel. As surely as the Lord lives, I tell you the truth. No rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.’ – Slide 2
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Then the Lord told Elijah, ‘Leave this place. Go east of the River Jordan and hide near Kerith Ravine. You may drink water from the brook. And I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.’ – Slide 3
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So Elijah did what the Lord told him to do. He went to Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan river, and lived there. – Slide 4
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The birds brought Elijah bread and meat every morning and every evening. And he drank water from the brook. – Slide 5
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After a while the brook dried up because there was no rain. Then the Lord spoke to Elijah, ‘Go to Zarephath in the land of the Phoenicians. Live there. I have commanded a widow there to take care of you.’ – Slide 6
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After many days of travel, Elijah crossed the border to enter the land of the Phoenicians and went to the town of Zarephath. – Slide 7
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When he reached the town gate, he saw a widow there. She was gathering wood for a fire. Elijah asked her, ‘Would you bring me a little water in a cup? I would like to have a drink.’ As she was going to get his water, Elijah said, ‘Please bring me a piece of bread, too.’ – Slide 8
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The woman answered, ‘As surely as the Lord your God lives, I tell you the truth. I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar. And I have only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood. I will take it home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.’ – Slide 9
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Elijah said to her, ‘Don’t worry. Go home and cook your food as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread from the flour you have. Bring it to me. Then cook something for yourself and your son. The Lord, the God of Israel, says, “That jar of flour will never become empty. The jug will always have oil in it. This will continue until the day the Lord sends rain to the land.’’’ – Slide 10
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So the woman went home. And she did what Elijah told her to do. So Elijah, the woman and her son had enough food every day. The jar of flour and the jug of oil were never empty. This happened just as the Lord, through Elijah, said it would. – Slide 11
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Sometime later the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. He grew worse and worse. Finally he stopped breathing. <br/>So the woman said to Elijah, ‘You are a man of God. What have you done to me? Did you come here to remind me of my sin? Did you come here to kill my son?’ – Slide 12
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Elijah replied, ‘Give me your son.’ So Elijah took the boy from her and carried him upstairs. – Slide 13
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Elijah laid the boy on the bed in the room where he was staying. Then he prayed to the Lord. He said, ‘Lord my God, this widow is letting me stay in her house. Why have you done this terrible thing to her? Why have you caused her son to die?’ – Slide 14
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Then Elijah lay on top of the boy three times. Elijah prayed to the Lord, ‘Lord my God, let this boy live again!’ The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer. The boy began breathing again, and he was alive. – Slide 15
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Elijah carried the boy downstairs. He gave the boy to his mother and said, ‘See! Your son is alive!’ <br/>The woman said to Elijah, ‘Now I know you really are a man from God. I know that the Lord truly speaks through you!’ – Slide 16
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