8 So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and Ex. 24:18; 34:28; Deut. 9:9–11, 18; Matt. 4:2forty nights as far as Ex. 3:1; 4:27Horeb, the mountain of God.
9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lordcame to him, and He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
God’s Revelation to Elijah
11 Then He said, "Go out, and stand Ex. 19:20; 24:12, 18on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, the LordEx. 33:21, 22passed by, and Ezek. 1:4; 37:7a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lordwas not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lordwas not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lordwas not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he Ex. 3:6; Is. 6:2wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. 1 Kin. 19:9Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"