1 Kings 17:23 Meaning and Explanation
“And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.”
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What Does 1 Kings 17:23 Mean?
Elijah brings the boy down from the loft and places him living in his mother's arms. 'See, thy son liveth,' he says, the same child she had given up for dead now returned to her alive. The accusation of verse eighteen is answered with joy.
The grief that filled the house is turned to gladness. The prophet who took the burden up now hands back the gift restored. This tender scene foreshadows the Lord's own compassion, who likewise gave back to a widow her only son, and who returns to His people what death had stolen. God's mercy does not merely comfort; it restores.
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What does 1 Kings 17:23 mean?
Elijah carries the living child down to his mother and declares, See, thy son liveth.