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And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, “Arise and eat”. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. -1 Kings 19:5-8

Angel Touch

Elijah slept under the Jumpier tree

Too exhausted to fight, you see

The battle was too much

But there came an angel touch

A ministering angel from God came by

He had heard Elijah's sigh

Strengthened now, he would be

By an angel serving tea

The angel fed him bread twice

And Elijah probably ate every slice

Forty days the strength did last

Touch of an Angel, what a blast

As he lay down to sleep under the juniper tree, he was exhausted. The fight from Jezebel had worn him out. But an angel touched him - not to take his life in answer to his prayer, but to feed him and prepare him for a long journey. The angle did this twice. His fare was very simple, but mighty under God's blessing. A food never tasted better to a worn runner. He ate the first cake baked on coals and a cruise of water, then lay down again to sleep under the personal protection of the angel. Being awakened by the angel a second time, Elijah was told the journey was too great for them without eating and drinking again of the angel's cooking. He went in the strength of such food for 40 days and nights, and came to Hobeb, the mount of God. Read the whole story in 1 Kings 19