1 Kings 18:3 Meaning
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
Context Explained
1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
4For 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.)
5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
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Related Cross References
1 Peter 2:17
Obadiah's fear of the Lord exemplifies the call for believers to honor authority while fearing God.
Source: 1 Kings 18:3