4 but he went on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree 19:4 Jb 30:4 and prayed that he might die. He said, "I have had enough! Lord, take my life, 19:4 Nm 11:15; Jnh 4:3,8 for I’m no better than my ancestors." 5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree.
Suddenly, an angel touched him. 19:5 Gn 28:11–16 The angel told him, "Get up and eat." 6 Then he looked, and there at his head was a loaf of bread baked over hot stones, and a jug of water. 19:6 1Kg 17:10–11 So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 Then the angel of the Lord 19:7 Gn 16:7,9,11 returned for a second time and touched him. He said, "Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you." 8 So he got up, ate, and drank. Then on the strength from that food, he walked forty days and forty nights 19:8 Ex 24:18; Mt 4:2 to Horeb, the mountain of God. 19:8 Ex 3:1; 4:27