Teks -- 1 Kings 19:11 (NET)

19:11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord. Look, the Lord is ready to pass by.” A very powerful wind went before the Lord, digging into the mountain and causing landslides, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the windstorm there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

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Wesley: 1Ki 19:11 - And behold

This is a general description of the thing, after which the manner of it is particularly explained.

Wesley: 1Ki 19:11 - Strong wind

Whereby he both prepares Elijah to receive this discovery of God with greatest humility, reverence, and godly fear; and signifies his irresistible power, to break the hardest hearts of the Israelites, and to bear down all opposition that was or should be made against him in the discharge of his office.

Wesley: 1Ki 19:11 - The Lord was not

The Lord did not vouchsafe his special and gracious presence to Elijah in that wind, which possibly was to teach him not to wonder if God did not accompany his terrible administration at mount Carmel with the presence of his grace, to turn the hearts of the Israelites to himself.

Clarke: 1Ki 19:11 - Stand upon the mount before the Lord

Stand upon the mount before the Lord - God was now treating Elijah nearly in the same way that he treated Moses; and it is not unlikely that Elijah was now standing on the same place where Moses stood, when God revealed himself to him in the giving of the law. See Exo 19:9, Exo 19:16

Clarke: 1Ki 19:11 - The Lord passed by

The Lord passed by - It appears that the passing by of the Lord occasioned the strong wind, the earthquake, and the fire; but in none of these was God to make a discovery of himself unto the prophet; yet these, in some sort, prepared his way, and prepared Elijah to hear the still small voice. The apparatus, indicating the presence of the Divine Majesty, is nearly the same as that employed to minister the law to Moses; and many have supposed that God intended these things to be understood thus: that God intended to display himself to mankind not in judgment, but in mercy; and that as the wind, the earthquake, and the fire, were only the forerunners of the still small voice, which proclaimed the benignity of the Father of spirits; so the law, and all its terrors, were only intended to introduce that mild spirit of the Gospel of Jesus, proclaiming glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, and good will unto men. Others think that all this was merely natural; and that a real earthquake, and its accompaniments, are described

1.    Previously to earthquakes the atmosphere becomes greatly disturbed, mighty winds and tempests taking place

2.    This is followed by the actual agitation of the earth

3.    In this agitation fire frequently escapes, or a burning lava is poured out, often accompanied with thunder and lightning

4.    After these the air becomes serene, the thunder ceases to roll, the forked lightnings no longer play, and nothing remains but a gentle breeze

However correct all this may be, it seems most probably evident that what took place at this time was out of the ordinary course of nature; and although the things, as mentioned here, may often be the accompaniments of an earthquake that has nothing supernatural in it; yet here, though every thing is produced in its natural order, yet the exciting cause of the whole is supernatural. Thus the Chaldee understands the whole passage: "And behold the Lord was revealed; and before him was a host of the angels of the wind, tearing the mountains, and breaking the rocks before the Lord, but the Majesty (Shechinah) of the Lord was not in the host of the angels of the wind. And after the host of the angels of the wind, there was a host of the angels of commotion; but the Majesty of the Lord was not in the host of the angels of commotion. And after the host of the angels of commotion, a fire; but the Majesty of the Lord was not in the host of the angels of fire. And after the host of the angels of fire, a voice singing in silence,"etc.; that is, a sound with which no other sound was mingled. Perhaps the whole of this is intended to give an emblematical representation of the various displays of Divine providence and grace.

TSK: 1Ki 19:11 - stand upon the mount // the Lord passed // and a great // but the Lord was not in the wind // an earthquake

stand upon the mount : Exo 19:20, Exo 24:12, Exo 24:18, Exo 34:2; Mat 17:1-3; 2Pe 1:17, 2Pe 1:18

the Lord passed : Exo 33:21-23, Exo 34:6; Hab 3:3-5

and a great : Exo 19:16, Exo 20:18; Job 38:1; Psa 50:3; Isa 30:30; Eze 1:4, Eze 37:7; Nah 1:3, Nah 1:6; Heb 12:18-21; Rev 20:11

but the Lord was not in the wind : Zec 4:6

an earthquake : 1Sa 14:15; Psa 68:8; Nah 1:5; Zec 14:5; Mat 24:7, Mat 27:51-54, Mat 28:2; Heb 12:26; Rev 11:19, Rev 16:18

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Poole: 1Ki 19:11 - The Lord passed by // Rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks // The Lord was not in the wind

The Lord passed by either, first, by his harbingers; for, as it follows, the Lord was not yet there; or, secondly, himself. And so this is a brief and general description of the thing, after which the manner of it is particularly explained.

Rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks whereby be both prepares Elijah to receive this discovery of God with greatest humility, reverence, and godly fear; and signifies his almighty and irresistible power to break the hardest hearts of the Israelites, and to bear down all opposition that was or should be made against him in the discharge of his office.

The Lord was not in the wind the Lord did not vouchsafe his special and gracious presence to Elijah in that wind, where he confidently expected him; which possibly was, either, first, To qualify the excessive fervour and passion of Elijah, which mixed itself with his zeal for God, and to make him more mild in his censures, and more meek and patient in waiting for the conversion of Israel; wherein he might sooner expect God’ s presence and blessed success, than in the storm of anger or impatience. Or, secondly, To teach him not to wonder if God did not accompany his terrible administration at Mount Carmel with the presence of his grace, to turn the hearts of the Israelites to himself, as he desired, but God for wise and just reasons saw fit to deny.

Haydock: 1Ki 19:11 - Lord

Lord; the angel, his representative. (Menochius) ---

God had formerly granted the like favour to Moses, in the same place, Exodus xxxiii. 21.

Gill: 1Ki 19:11 - And he said, go forth and stand upon the mount before the Lord // and, behold, the Lord passed by // and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord // but the Lord was not in the wind // and after the wind an earthquake // but the Lord was not in the earthquake

And he said, go forth and stand upon the mount before the Lord,.... Who would appear there as he had to Moses formerly, though not in the same manner:

and, behold, the Lord passed by; or was about to pass, for as yet he had not; his messengers first went before him:

and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; strong enough to do all this, and so it might:

but the Lord was not in the wind; as he sometimes is, Nah 1:3, he spake to Job out of a whirlwind, Job 38:1,

and after the wind an earthquake; that shook the earth all around, and the mountain also, as it did when the law was given on it, Psa 68:8.

but the Lord was not in the earthquake; as he was when it trembled in the times of Moses, Exo 19:18.