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.)
Cut off the prophets
In a cave
Bread and water
General references
Bible References
Cut off the prophets
Nehemiah 9:26
"Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
Revelation 17:4
Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality.
In a cave
Hebrews 11:38
(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.
Fed them
1 Kings 18:13
Certainly my master is aware of what I did when Jezebel was killing the Lord's prophets. I hid one hundred of the Lord's prophets in two caves in two groups of fifty and I brought them food and water.
2 Kings 6:22
He replied, "Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down? Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master."
Matthew 10:40
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
Bread and water
1 Kings 13:8
But the prophet said to the king, "Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I could not go with you and eat and drink in this place.
General references
Jeremiah 36:19
Then the officials said to Baruch, "You and Jeremiah must go and hide. You must not let anyone know where you are."
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.