Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

In a cave

Bread and water

General references

Bible References

Cut off the prophets

Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations.
Matthew 21:35
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Revelation 17:4
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,

In a cave

Hebrews 11:38
(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

Fed them

1 Kings 18:13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
2 Kings 6:22
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
Matthew 10:40
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Matthew 25:35
for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

Bread and water

1 Kings 13:8
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

General references

Jeremiah 36:19
Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.
Matthew 21:35
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

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