John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 19:13

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, etc.] Through reverence of the divine Majesty he perceived was there, and through shame and confusion under a sense of his impurity, imperfections, and unworthiness, as the seraphim in (<230602>Isaiah 6:2,3), and as Moses, (<020306>Exodus 3:6), and went out and stood in the entering in of the cave; he attempted to come forth out of the cave upon the divine order, (<111911>1 Kings 19:11), but was stopped by the terrible appearances of the wind, earthquake, and fire, a little within it; but now he came quite out, and stood at the mouth of it, to hear what the Lord would say unto him: and, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, what dost thou here, Elijah? the same question is here put as in (<111909>1 Kings 19:9), though there by an angel, here by the Lord himself.

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