V.1 “Elijah” means “Whose God is Jehovah.” The ten tribes had been led further and further from the Lord by their kings, until Ahab actually turned them to open idolatry. So Elijah is a rebuke to Ahab and the 10 tribes, and he suddenly speaks up.
V.2-6 He was not popular and had to hide himself, but the Lord took care of him.
V.7-16 It was humbling for him to be fed by a widow woman, off in a corner outside the land of Israel. But he is obedient, and blessing comes to this Gentile home as a result.
V.17-24 God, in Whom is the power of resurrection, shows this power in a Jew for a Gentile. So is God’s way today in giving eternal life to us Gentiles, who were dead in trespasses and sins.