COMMENTARY

1 Kings 19:9-14
A discouraged Elijah hears God speak in a still, small voice. This pericope is a continuation of the story begun last Sunday. We left a scared and dejected Elijah in the wilderness where an angel brought him food to give him strength to go to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. When he arrives Yahweh asks him why he is there. Elijah explains that he has been jealous for the Lord, that God's people turned to idols, and that he is the only faithful one left in Israel. Yahweh told Elijah to meet him on top of the mountain. A terrific storm of wind, earthquake, and fire came but Yahweh was not in it. After the storm, Elijah heard the voice of Yahweh in the sound of silence. Elijah learned that Yahweh does not speak in the powerful forces of nature but in the quiet Wo…