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And is it weak to be gental ?? I don't think so for in weakness one can find strength.. And in sickness one can find health in many different ways in a gental whisper...
In A Gental Whisper..
Then a great and powerfull wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind...
After the wind there was an earthquake , but the Lord was not in the earthquake.
" After the earthquake came a fire , but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it , he pulled his cloak over his face". { 1 Kings , 19:11-13 }...
This account of Elijah comeing into the presence of the Lord is revealing. Elijah expected to find God in a windstorm , an earthquake, or a fire. Why ?
Other servants of God who were allowed into his presence witnessed dramatic displays of his power.
Moses recieved his mission directly from God, who spoke from a burning bush.. { Exodus 3:2-4 }
More significantly, the account of God appearing to Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel { Exodus 24 } has some remarkable similarities to Elijah's expirences.. { 1 Kings:19}
For example , in both accounts, Moses and Elijah eat special meals. For Moses and the elders of Israel , the special meal is a banquet.. { Exodus 24:9-11 }
Elijah eats two simple meals of bread and water supplied by an Angel of the Lord { 1 Kings 19: 5-8 } The chart below lists more similarites between the expirences of Moses and Elijah in God's presence..
Chart will be printed out below this post.. With theses parallels in mind , it is easy to understand why Elijah expected God to reveal himself in clouds and smoke and fire...
But instead, God spoke to Elijah in " a gental whisper ".
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