Since it was quite dangerous for Elijah once it became clear there was a drought, the Lord took action to protect his servant from the dangers he faced. The first danger was the drought itself, and the second was the political one posed by Ahab, who sought to destroy the prophet. We can infer that Elijah was in danger from more than the drought, in light of the instruction to hide himself. Such an instruction would have no meaning if the lack of water were the only danger.
God directed Elijah to go east of the Jordan by the brook Cherith.
This would most likely take him to the portion of land where Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh settled, in contrast to the inheritance on the west side of the Jordan. These were the lands formerly ruled by Og the king of Bashan and Sihon the king of the Amorites. There is no certainty of exactly where in this territory the brook Cherith was located. Some, however, believe it was fairly close to Elijah's birthplace, Tishbe.
In 1 Kings 17:6 the writer presented the second of a number of miraculous events associated with Elijah’s life. The first is the drought itself, but though Elijah refers to this in his challenge to Ahab, the writer does not record his prayer that brings the drought (see James 5:17). The miracle that the present verse presents is God’s causing the ravens to feed Elijah with bread and meat twice a day, while he was depending on the brook to satisfy his thirst.
That arrangement sufficed for him until the brook dried up. Note that the writer emphasized the fact that it was the drought that caused the brook to cease flowing with water. In this way, the Bible assures us that the threatened judgment did indeed take place. It also demonstrates that the drought was serious and life-threatening.
2 Et la parole de l'Eternel fut adressée à Elie, en ces mots: