1 Kings 19

[Theresa]

can someone tell me what the bolded portions mean?

10And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

12And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

13And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?



I understand the jest of the story....but not the significance of the bolded portions.

I THINK I may have an idea what it means but I cant make it all make sense....

[Sam]

Elijah was feeling sorry for himself and a little self-righteous also.
He believed he was the only one left who was living for God,
everyone else was backslid and compromising except for him.
(Some times we can feel this way too).

We do not have to have loud or spectacular happenings like thunder, earthquake or raging fire to prove that God is at work.
Some times He speaks to us quietly and privately.
And He is always active and at work although some times (actually quite often) it is displayed in people who just quietly and faithfully walk with God.

God said that He had 7000 people who had not bowed to Baal.
These people were not flashy. flambouyant and self-promoting.
They did not stand out in a crowd.
They just quietly remained true to God when everyone around them was following the trend and serving Baal.

[Theresa]

Elijah was feeling sorry for himself and a little self-righteous also.
He believed he was the only one left who was living for God,
everyone else was backslid and compromising except for him.
(Some times we can feel this way too).

We do not have to have loud or spectacular happenings like thunder, earthquake or raging fire to prove that God is at work.
Some times He speaks to us quietly and privately.
And He is always active and at work although some times (actually quite often) it is displayed in people who just quietly and faithfully walk with God.

God said that He had 7000 people who had not bowed to Baal.
These people were not flashy. flambouyant and self-promoting.
They did not stand out in a crowd.
They just quietly remained true to God when everyone around them was following the trend and serving Baal.

Thank you...that makes a lot of sense.

I guess even someone like Elijah needed a reminder once in a while.

[iceniez]

May I apply it for today. Sometimes it is not in the toungues, the shout or the dance. Sometimes it is Just sitting back and listenig to what the Spirit says. I believe in the Pentecostal expeirence but sometimes you gotta shut up and listen.

[Sam]

Thank you...that makes a lot of sense.

I guess even someone like Elijah needed a reminder once in a while.

We probably all need to be reminded.

A bright red fire truck, careening and screeching through the streets with siren wailing and lights flashing is spectacular but it is not supernatural.

Some times the supernatural is spectacular and some times it isn't.
A dramatic conversion and life change of a prominent sinner can be both supernatural and spectacular. A little child kneeling with his head in mother's lap while he invites Jesus to come into his heart is supernatural but not very spectacular. That little child growing older, sealing his experience with water and Spirit baptism and then living a consistently clean life as he grows into adulthood is not very spectacular but it is supernatural.