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Elijah and the Widow Quiz

Test how well you remember the story of Elijah and the widow from 1 Kings 17. Each question is drawn straight from the chapter. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Who told King Ahab there would be no dew nor rain?
    • Elijah
    • Elisha
    • Obadiah
    • Isaiah
  2. Where did God tell Elijah to hide by a brook?
    • Cherith
    • Kishon
    • Jabbok
    • Arnon
  3. What did God command to feed Elijah at the brook?
    • Ravens
    • Angels
    • Doves
    • A shepherd
  4. What did the ravens bring Elijah morning and evening?
    • Bread and flesh
    • Water and fruit
    • Manna
    • Fish
  5. Why did the brook eventually dry up?
    • There was no rain in the land
    • An enemy dammed it
    • It was diverted for a city
    • It froze over
  6. To what city did God send Elijah to stay with a widow?
    • Zarephath
    • Jericho
    • Samaria
    • Bethel
  7. What was the widow doing when Elijah met her at the gate?
    • Gathering sticks
    • Drawing water
    • Selling bread
    • Grinding grain
  8. What food did the widow say she had left?
    • A handful of meal and a little oil
    • A loaf and some wine
    • Grapes and honey
    • A basket of figs
  9. What did Elijah promise would not run out until rain came?
    • The barrel of meal and cruse of oil
    • The well of water
    • The jar of wine
    • The sack of grain
  10. What did Elijah do when the widow's son died?
    • He stretched himself on the child three times and prayed, and the boy revived
    • He anointed him with oil
    • He carried him to King Ahab
    • He built an altar for him

Elijah and the Widow Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. Who told King Ahab there would be no dew nor rain?

    Elijah

    And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

    1 kings 17:1 (KJV)

  2. Where did God tell Elijah to hide by a brook?

    Cherith

    Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

    1 kings 17:3 (KJV)

  3. What did God command to feed Elijah at the brook?

    Ravens

    And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

    1 kings 17:4 (KJV)

  4. What did the ravens bring Elijah morning and evening?

    Bread and flesh

    And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

    1 kings 17:6 (KJV)

  5. Why did the brook eventually dry up?

    There was no rain in the land

    And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

    1 kings 17:7 (KJV)

  6. To what city did God send Elijah to stay with a widow?

    Zarephath

    Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

    1 kings 17:9 (KJV)

  7. What was the widow doing when Elijah met her at the gate?

    Gathering sticks

    So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

    1 kings 17:10 (KJV)

  8. What food did the widow say she had left?

    A handful of meal and a little oil

    And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

    1 kings 17:12 (KJV)

  9. What did Elijah promise would not run out until rain came?

    The barrel of meal and cruse of oil

    For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

    1 kings 17:14 (KJV)

  10. What did Elijah do when the widow's son died?

    He stretched himself on the child three times and prayed, and the boy revived

    And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

    1 kings 17:21-22 (KJV)