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Luke 4:26 Cross-References

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But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

Luke 4:26 (KJV)

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Elijahthe prophet, Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead (1KI 17:1)

Commentary on Luke 4:26

But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. The emphatic construction pros oudemian autōn... ei mē (πρὸς οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν... εἰ μή, to not one of them... except) stresses God's sovereign choice. Despite numerous needy Israelite widows, God directed Elijah specifically to Zarephath (Sarepta) in Sidon—Gentile territory.The location is theologically loaded. Sidon was Phoenician territory, home to Baal worship, and Jezebel's homeland. That God sent His prophet to sustain a widow there while Israelite widows starved under covenantal curse d...

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