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1 Kings 19:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" After the earthquake a fire passed; but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice. "

1 Kings 19:12

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10 He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

11 He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” Behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

12 After the earthquake a fire passed; but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice.

13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

14 He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

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Deuteronomy 4:12

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"The LORD spoke to you out of the middle of the fire: you heard the voice of words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice."

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Deuteronomy 5:4

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"The LORD spoke with you face to face on the mountain out of the middle of the fire,"

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"Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him."

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Leviticus 9:24

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"Fire came out from before the LORD, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces."

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Leviticus 10:2

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"Fire came out from before the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD."

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Job 1:16

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"While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”"

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1 Kings 19:1

"Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword."

1 Kings 19:2

"Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!”"

1 Kings 19:3

"When he saw that, he arose and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there."

1 Kings 19:4

"But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree. Then he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough. Now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.”"

1 Kings 19:5

"He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”"

1 Kings 19:6

"He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again."

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