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1 Kings 19:8: Meaning Explained
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb...
1 Kings 19:8
“So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.”
What Does This Verse Mean?
Elijah eats and then travels for 40 days and nights to Mount Horeb to meet God.
What’s Happening Here
Elijah's strength returns, and he journeys to meet God on the mountain.
Key Words
Horebthe mountain where God met Moses
strengthenedbecame stronger and more able
Why It Matters
This verse reminds us that God provides the strength we need for long, difficult journeys in life, both physical and spiritual. It encourages perseverance, trusting that God sustains us even when we feel exhausted or alone.
Did You Know?
The 'forty days and forty nights' echoes other significant biblical journeys, like Moses' time on Mount Sinai and Jesus' fasting in the wilderness, symbolizing a complete period of testing or transformation.
Word Study
H6965
And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָם
H398
and did eatוַיֹּ֣אכַל
H8354
and drinkוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה
H3581
in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀
H396
of that meatהָֽאֲכִילָ֣ה
H705
and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים
H3117
daysיוֹם֙
H3915
nightsלַ֔יְלָה
H2022
the mountהַ֥ר
H430
of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים
H2722
unto Horebחֹרֵֽב׃
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