Paul explores an obscure Bible figure Jesus highlights in Luke 4: the widow of Zarephath. After Jesus reads Isaiah in Nazareth and claims its fulfillment, the hometown crowd grows furious when he compares himself to Elijah and points out that Elijah found faith outside Israel. Paul retells 1 Kings 17, where God sends Elijah into Baal country during a famine to a widowed mother gathering sticks for a final meal. Though desperate, she confesses, “As the Lord your God lives,” shares her last flour and oil, shelters Elijah despite deadly political risk, and sees God miraculously sustain her household. Paul argues her story shows what “appointed” faith looks like: no special treatment, real sacrifice, and steady trust that the Lord is the living God. As Jesus pointed out “there were many widows in Israel, but none like this one”. Do we have what it takes to be appointed by God?

Sidonian Woman

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