“But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.”
Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon — the yet Elijah was not sent to any of them is the shocking element: the many Israelite widows were bypassed. The specific Gentile widow (1 Kings 17:8–16) who received the miraculous provision is the illustration of God's sovereign freedom to extend the kingdom beyond the expected boundaries. The crowd will recognize the implication: if Jesus is the new Elijah, he may not confine his ministry to Nazareth either.
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