John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 19:11

"And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah; but Jehovah was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but Jehovah was not in the earthquake:" — 1 Kings 19:11 (ASV)

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, (Nahum 1:3) , he spoke 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, (Psalms 68:8)

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