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; 4:279 He entered a cave 19:9 Ex 33:22 there and spent the night.
Elijah’s Encounter with the Lord
Suddenly, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah? " 19:9 Gn 3:9
11 Then he said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence." 19:11 Ex 19:20
At that moment, the Lord passed by. 19:11 Ex 33:21–22 A great and mighty wind 19:11 Ezk 1:4; Ac 2:2 was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, 19:11 Am 1:1; Rv 6:12; 16:18 but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake there was a fire, 19:12 Ex 3:2 but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. 19:12 Zch 4:6,1013 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle 19:13 Ex 3:6 and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.
Suddenly, a voice came to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah? "