Sermon

Furnace of Zarephath: Faith and Provision in Famine

1 Kings 17:8–16

December 6, 2008 | Joel R. Beeke

Joel R. Beeke discusses 1 Kings 17:8–16, where God provides for Elijah, a widow, and her son during a famine. He emphasizes God’s faithfulness and provision in times of need, illustrating how God uses challenging circumstances to strengthen faith and demonstrate His miraculous care.

Joel R. Beeke serves as president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 books, editor of another 100 volumes, and has just finished writing the final volume, with Paul Smalley, of Reformed Systematic Theology (4 vols.; Crossway).