1Kings:19:9-18
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And there he entred into a caue , &
amp ;
lodged there :
and beholde ,
the Lorde spake to him ,
and said vnto him ,
What doest thou here ,
Eliiah ?
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And he said ,
I have (
note :)
He complains that the more zealous he was to maintain God '
s glory ,
the more cruelly he was persecuted .(:
note )
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 .
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And 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 ] (
note :)
For the nature of man is not able to come near God ,
if he appeared in his strength and full majesty ,
and therefore he mercifully submits himself to our limitations .(:
note )
not in the wind :
and after the wind an earthquake ; [
but ]
the LORD [
was ]
not in the earthquake :
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And after the earthquake came fire :
but the Lorde was not in the fire :
and after the fire came a still and soft voyce .
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And when Eliiah heard it ,
he couered his face with his mantel ,
and went out ,
and stoode in the entring in of ye caue :
and behold ,
there came a voyce vnto him ,
and sayd ,
What doest thou here ,
Eliiah ?
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And he said ,
I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts : (
note :)
So should not depend on the multitude in maintaining God '
s glory ,
but because our duty requires us to do it .(:
note )
because 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 .
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And the Lord said vnto him ,
Goe ,
returne by the wildernes vnto Damascus ,
and when thou commest there ,
anoint Hazael King ouer Aram .
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And Iehu the sonne of Nimshi shalt thou anoynt King ouer Israel :
and Elisha the sonne of Shaphat of Abel Meholah shalt thou anoynt to be Prophet in thy roume .
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And him that escapeth from the sworde of Hazael ,
shall Iehu slay :
and him that escapeth from the sword of Iehu ,
shall Elisha slay .
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Yet I have left [
me ]
seven thousand in Israel , (
note :)
He declares that wicked deceivers and idolaters are not his .(:
note )
all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal ,
and every mouth which hath not kissed him .
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