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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 19:4

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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19:4 Though technically a shrub, the broom tree can reach a height of ten feet. Its leaves are small, but it provides adequate shade for a weary traveler in the wilderness. Like Jonah (Jon 4:3), Elijah had successfully carried out his commission, but he felt a sense of defeat with the results. • no better: God’s refugee prophet felt that he had accomplished little and would be better off dead.
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