1 Kings 19:7
“And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him,.... In order to awake him out of sleep:
and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Arise and eat ... - i. e., “Eat a second time, for otherwise the journey will be beyond thy powers.” “The journey” was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The journey is too great for thee - From Beer-sheba to Horeb was about one hundred and fifty miles.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 19:1-8
One would have expected, after such a public and sensible manifestation of the glory of God and such a clear decision of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
because the journeyis too great for thee No mention has yet been made of the distance or place to which Elijah meant to…