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Ordinary Time · Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year A

1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a

The Lord in the Still Small Voice

August 9, 2026

Landscape with Elijah and the Angel, Gaspard Dughet
Landscape with Elijah and the Angel, Gaspard Dughet, about 1663The National Gallery, London
A storm tears through a wooded mountain landscape; in the clearing below, the angel points the small figure of Elijah on toward the mountain of God.There was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind … and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.Gaspard DughetPoussin’s brother-in-law, a painter of wild Roman landscapes.The National Gallery, LondonThe National Gallery, London.The National Gallery, London
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 14:22-33Mt 14:22-33
Second ReadingRom. 9:1-5Rom 9:1-5
First Reading1 Kgs. 19:9a, 11-13a1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a
Responsorial PsalmPs. 85:9a+10, 11-12, 13-14 (8)Ps 85:9a+10, 11-12, 13-14 (8)

Overview & Insights

"And after the fire the sound of a low whisper." (1 Kings 19:12)

At Horeb the word of the Lord comes to Elijah as he shelters in a cave. A great wind, an earthquake, and a fire pass by, but the Lord is not in them; he comes instead in a low whisper that draws Elijah to the mouth of the cave.

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Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 19:9-18Commentary on 1 Kgs 19:9-18 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of Elijah at Horeb and the sound of sheer silence.

1 Kings 19: God Meets Elijah at Horeb1 Kgs 19: God Meets Elijah at Horeb Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

1 Kings 19 Commentary1 Kgs 19 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.

1 Kings 19:9 Commentaries1 Kgs 19:9 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the Lord passing by at Horeb in one place.

Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 19Barnes' Notes on 1 Kgs 19 StudyLight

Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of 1 Kings 19.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A): Readings Agape Bible Study

A Catholic reading study that ties the whisper at Horeb to Jesus meeting the disciples on the sea.

Background & Word Study

1 Kings 19 in Hebrew1 Kgs 19 in Hebrew Sefaria

The Hebrew text with English alongside and classical Jewish commentaries.

1 Kings 19:9 Hebrew Interlinear1 Kgs 19:9 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for the Lord passing by.

The Church Fathers

Catena on 1 Kings 19Catena on 1 Kgs 19 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on the Lord in the low whisper.

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