Pentecost Season · Proper 7 · Year C
1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a
Elijah at Horeb
June 25, 2028
Overview & Insights
"After the fire a sound of sheer silence." (1 Kings 19:12)
Fleeing Jezebel's threat after the Mount Carmel contest, an exhausted and despairing Elijah is fed by an angel and travels forty days to Horeb, where God meets him not in wind, earthquake, or fire but in a sound of sheer silence. God then recommissions him for further work.
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Commentary
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a Working Preacher
Ties Elijah's Horeb journey to Moses' earlier encounter at the same mountain.
1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused look at Elijah's burnout and God's gentle response to it.
1 Kings 19 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse notes on Elijah's despair, the angel's care, and the still small voice.
1 Kings 19 Commentary Precept Austin
A detailed evangelical verse-by-verse walk through the chapter.
1 Kings 19:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators on Jezebel's threat and Elijah's flight.
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