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and after the earthquake a fire; but Jehovah was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A still small voice - literally, "a sound of soft stillness." The teaching condemns the kind of "zeal" in which Elijah had gloried—a zeal th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altar…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And after the earthquake a fire, [but] the Lord was not in the
fire
As he was when he…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The question God put, What doest thou here, Elijah? is a reproof. It concerns us often to ask whether we are in our place and in the way o…

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