Cornerstone Church Kingston Podcast

Ben continues our series preaching from 1 Kings 17: 17-24. In this passage Elijah is confronted by the death of his host's child. Through Elijah the widow is able to see Yahweh as the God who rescues and brings life where no other gods are able. Ben encourages us also to put our hope in Yahweh by trusting in his son. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2K7hIMx2Wg In the passage today we will meet a widow who knew of God but did not truly know him as the living God. The widow lived in Zarephath, a region where Baal was worshipped. Despite Baal being the god of fertility, the land was parched because no rain had fallen for a very long time. Elijah had prophesied to King Ahab that it would not rain, as a way of exposing Baal as a false god. Only Yahweh, the true God of life can control the rainfall, and provide for his people, as he had already proved in providing a brook for Elijah to drink from, and then bringing him to the wi...