Where the Fathers quote 3 Kingdoms (1 Kings) 17

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Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:21C…d God answered; and Elijah and Elisha, sitting upon Mount Carmel, invoked the Lord and always said: The Lord liveth, in whose presence I have stood this day (III Reg. xvii, 1; IV Reg. ii, 14). The words of the othe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:727D…oward those who sin, that at one time he prayed that rain might not fall. And what does he say? As the Lord liveth, if there shall be rain, save by my mouth (3 Reg. 17.1). Pray to the Lord, and thus fulfill th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:677B…top the heaven for three years and six months from raining. For He says: The Lord lives, if there shall be rain on the earth, unless by the word of my mouth (3 Reg. 17: 1). But to be "utterly" forsaken by God,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:149…their sloth and to correct it, brought this upon them, saying: As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, if there shall be rain, except by my mouth (3 Kings 17:1); and he who possessed only a sheepskin closed the heav… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:583…ed by them with small tears; and this is what leads them to idolatry. The Lord lives," he says, "there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years" (3 Kings 17:1). Then, as if God were answering him in return: "What then,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:207B…efit will justly pay the most extreme and grievous penalties. Elias once opened and closed heaven, but in such a way as to send down or hold back the rain (III Reg. XVII, 1); to you, however, heaven is opened not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:703…the iniquity of Jezebel, declared with an oath: "The Lord God lives! If there shall be dew or rain upon the earth in these years, except by my mouth" (3 Kings 17:1). By this sentence of drought, Elijah did not entirely plea… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…ation, or a kingdom. Since the prophet had said to Achab: As the Lord my God liveth, if there shall be rain during these years, except by the word of my mouth (III Reg. XVII, 1), and Achab had learned by experience t… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:503…dom of speech that he even spoke thus to Ahab, “As the Lord my God liveth, if there shall be dew or rain these years, except by the word of my mouth” (III Reg. xvii, 1)—he who covered the priests of Baal with such shame that th… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:343B…rather, the sins of the Jews summoned it; but the prophet’s mouth brought it forth. "The Lord God liveth," he says, "if there shall be rain, save by my mouth" [3 Reg. XVII, 1]. For the stomach is an insufferable e… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:541A…always a wondrous worker): for by this single saying: The Lord liveth, in whose sight I stand today, if there shall be rain upon the earth, save by my mouth [III Reg. XVII, 1], he closed the heaven for the space of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:703…nd go to the torrent of Chorrath, which is at the face of Jordan, and drink water from the torrent, and I will command the ravens to feed thee there" (3 Kings 17:3-4). The Lord said these things, furthermore, not to feed Elij… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1347A…arnes porrigerent. Græce erat μερισαμένων αὐτῷ προῆγεν ἄρτον, cum forte legendum sit προῆγον, ut ad corvos referatur, quibus præcipit Deus, ut Eliam pascerent. III. Reg. XVII, 4, Nisi de Deo ipso malis intelligi προῆγ… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:1307…here can be referred to the history of Elijah. For nowhere is it read that Elijah used sumptuous food; neither at the mouth of the torrent of Carith (III Kings xvii, 4), nor with the widow of Sarepta (ibid. 13), nor after he ha… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:113…Another passage of equal clarity is III Kings XVII, 6, where the Royal Codex has: A., Σ., Θ., "bread and meat in… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1171…entions in place of "do not practice divination." QUESTION CCCXXII [Taur. Coist. CVIII]. Concerning the raven ministering to the prophet, III Kings xvii, 6. — Inedita. Why does the raven, although it is unclean, mi… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1179D…XI, v. 14, q. CCXCIII. XVIII, v. 20, q. CCXCII. XIX, v. 10, q. XXXIV. IV Reg. XXII, v. 31, q. CXV. — II Reg. VII, 13, q. CCCXV. — v. 1 seq., 11, q. CCCI. — III Reg. XVII, 6; q. CCCXXII. — v. 40, q. CCXL, c. 4. —… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:343C…n the earth itself? In order, therefore, that the prophet might not say these things, nor reason thus, on that account He first fed him through the ravens [3 Reg. XVII, 6], so that through what was happening, H… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:583…cts to him what was going to happen: "Arise," He says, "and go into Sarephta of Sidonia, and I will command there a gentile widow woman to feed thee" (3 Kings 17:8); so that, upon hearing that, "Gentile," he might consider… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:849…ks thus, He Himself gives a sign, saying to Elias: "Arise and get thee to Sarephta of the Sidonians, for I have commanded a widow there to feed thee" (3 Kings 17:9). How, do you think, did He command the widow? Not by speec… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:703…He dries up the river, retains the ravens, sends a voice to him: "Go into Sarepta of Sidon; behold, I will command a widow woman to feed thee there" (3 Kings 17:9). Do you see how the Lord was striving to bend him to mercy… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:343B…the lower moisture. What then does God say to the prophet? "Arise," he says, "and go to Sarephtha of Sidonia; there I will command a widow woman to feed you" [3 Reg. XVII, 9]. What is this? You have experienced no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:731…heless, when he had the words of the Lord as a pledge, he went to address the widow. And what does he say? "Give me a little water, that I may drink" (3 Kings 17:10). Do you see the wisdom of Elias? How he did not immediatel… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:391…ed the wheat-ear flourishing with piety. For what does he say? "The Lord lives: the jar of flour shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not be diminished" (III Reg. XVII, 10-14). And so the right hand of the widow be… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:269…ing also a choir of children standing around, and hunger pressing upon her, and nothing else laid away, with great eagerness she received the prophet (3 Kings 17:10 ff.). And for what reason did he say, that he may treasu… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:347…howed him to be far more sublime than the others. "And he came," it says, "to Sarephtha of Sidonia, and found a widow woman gathering of sticks" (3 Kings 17:10). These are the vestibules worthy of her domestic poverty.… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:347…. "And she went to fetch water," it says, "and the prophet cried and said: Bring me also, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand, that I may eat" (3 Kings 17:11). What then the woman? She does not take this amiss, but wh… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…ectæ ex gentibus, vera fide illum excipiens, qui persecutionem ab Israelitis substinebat, quemadmodum illa apostolos. Vivit Dominus Deus tuus (III Reg. XVII, 12). Hurrah for such great goodness! She d… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:389D…ficient, perfect, and most full, as one that has the whole in itself. The unleavened bread is also called a cake (which Elias once asked of the Sunamitess [III Reg. xvii, 13]), or a collyrida, which the children… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1103…was formed by God from the earth, and being breathed upon by the vital spirit, he brought forth from one of his ribs an Eve like unto himself: then not... 1 III Reg. xvii, 13 2 Matth. IV, 1 (1) Euthymio monacho Zi… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:503…humble bread in the time of famine, he prayed over those vessels, saying: “The jar of flour shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish” (III Reg. xvii, 14). But here it is worth inquiring whether there was truly oi… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…though she did not know the man; for she was a foreigner and had received no prior experience of prophetic power. What have I to do with thee, O man of God? (III Reg. XVII, 18). When the prophet had been repleted to… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1125B…nified more clearly by her who received the great prophet Elijah into her home, saying: "O man of God, hast thou come unto me to call my sins to remembrance?" (III Reg. xvii, 18). Contemplation on the holy Elijah,… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1169D…e good of the widow, so that by seeing a resurrection contrary to nature, she might receive solid piety and faith. And he breathed upon the child three times (III Reg. XVII, 21). After his prayer, having breathed thr…