Then the word of the Lord came to him:
So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah:
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
“Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.”
“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”