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Text -- 1 Kings 19:9 (NET)

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19:9 He went into a cave there and spent the night. All of a sudden the Lord spoke to him, “Why are you here, Elijah?”
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Names, People and Places:
 · Elijah a prophet from the 9th century B.C.,a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead to Israel in King Ahab's time,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,a priest of the Harim clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani Elam clan who put away his heathen wife


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Trouble | Prophets | Persecution | Minister | HOUSE | God | GOD, 2 | Elijah | Cave | CATTLE | Angel | Ahab | more
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Wesley: 1Ki 19:9 - -- Perhaps the same wherein Moses was hid when the Lord passed before him, and proclaimed his name.

Perhaps the same wherein Moses was hid when the Lord passed before him, and proclaimed his name.

Clarke: 1Ki 19:9 - -- He came thither unto a cave - Conjectured by some to be the same cave in which God put Moses that he might give him a glimpse of his glory. See Exo ...

He came thither unto a cave - Conjectured by some to be the same cave in which God put Moses that he might give him a glimpse of his glory. See Exo 33:22

Clarke: 1Ki 19:9 - -- What doest thou here, Elijah? - Is this a reproach for having fled from the face of Jezebel, through what some call unbelieving fears, that God woul...

What doest thou here, Elijah? - Is this a reproach for having fled from the face of Jezebel, through what some call unbelieving fears, that God would abandon him to her rage?

TSK: 1Ki 19:9 - -- unto a cave : Exo 33:21, Exo 33:22; Jer 9:2; Heb 11:38 What doest thou : 1Ki 19:13; Gen 3:9, Gen 16:8; Jer 2:18; Jon 1:3, Jon 1:4

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Barnes: 1Ki 19:9 - -- A cave - Rather, "the cave."Some well-known cave must be intended - perhaps the "cliff of the rock"Exo 33:22. The traditional "cave of Elijah"w...

A cave - Rather, "the cave."Some well-known cave must be intended - perhaps the "cliff of the rock"Exo 33:22. The traditional "cave of Elijah"which is shown in the secluded plain immediately below the highest summit of the Jebel Mousa, cannot, from its small size, be the real cavern.

Poole: 1Ki 19:9 - -- A tacit reproof. This is not thy proper place, nor the station in which I set thee, which was in Israel, to turn that backsliding people, to which e...

A tacit reproof. This is not thy proper place, nor the station in which I set thee, which was in Israel, to turn that backsliding people, to which end I gave thee my help, and would have proceeded to assist thee further, if thou hadst continued there. Nor did I give thee those excellent gifts to lie idle in this wilderness, but to employ them for thy people’ s good, whom now thou hast deserted, and art come hither, not by my command, but through thy own fear and cowardice.

Haydock: 1Ki 19:9 - -- Here. Thy presence is necessary in Israel. (Tirinus) --- Elias had been guided by a natural fear. (Menochius) --- "With how great familiarity is...

Here. Thy presence is necessary in Israel. (Tirinus) ---

Elias had been guided by a natural fear. (Menochius) ---

"With how great familiarity is he received by God!" (Tertullian, contra Psychic. vi.)

Gill: 1Ki 19:9 - -- And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there,.... This cave, some travellers say u, is to be seen at this day, not far from a church dedicated to...

And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there,.... This cave, some travellers say u, is to be seen at this day, not far from a church dedicated to the prophet Elijah, and that the cave itself has the appearance of a chapel; but a more particular account of it is given in a journal w lately published, which says, this cave exists to this very day, and is situated at the foot of Mount Sinai, and is now enclosed in a church built of red and white granite marble, the entrance into which is from the west; the dimensions of this cave are in length five feet, in depth four feet, and in height four and a half. The Jewish writers are of opinion that this was the cleft of the rock in which Moses was put, when the Lord passed before him; but, if so, there would have been no need of Elijah to have gone forth to and stand upon the mount when the Lord passed by, 1Ki 19:11,

and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him; an articulate voice was heard by him:

and he said unto him, what dost thou here, Elijah? this is not a proper place for a prophet to be in, in a wilderness, in a mountain, in a cave in it: what work could he do for God? or what service to his people? in the land of Israel he might bear his testimony against idolatry, and so be a means of reclaiming backsliders, and of establishing those that were in the true religion; but of what usefulness could he be here? Abarbinel takes it to be a reproof of Elijah, for going into a place so holy as it was, and in which Moses, the chief of the prophets, had been, and that it did not become such a man as he was to be in such a place.

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TSK Synopsis: 1Ki 19:1-21 - --1 Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba.4 In the wilderness, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel.9 At Horeb God appears ...

MHCC: 1Ki 19:9-13 - --The question God put, What doest thou here, Elijah? is a reproof. It concerns us often to ask whether we are in our place, and in the way of our duty....

Matthew Henry: 1Ki 19:9-18 - -- Here is, I. Elijah housed in a cave at Mount Horeb, which is called the mount of God, because on it God had formerly manifested his glory. And per...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ki 19:9-18 - -- Appearance of God at Horeb . - 1Ki 19:9. When Elijah arrived at Horeb, he went into the cave (the definite article in המּערה , with the obvi...

Constable: 1Ki 16:29--22:41 - --1. Ahab's evil reign in Israel 16:29-22:40 Ahab ruled Israel from Samaria for 22 years (874-853 ...

Constable: 1Ki 19:9-21 - --God's revelation of His methods 19:9-21 Elijah's zeal for God's covenant, altars, and pr...

Guzik: 1Ki 19:1-21 - --1 Kings 19 - God Encourages Discouraged Elijah A. Elijah flees to the wilderness. 1. (1-3) Jezebel's threat. And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septu...

JFB: 1 Kings (Outline) ABISHAG CHERISHES DAVID IN HIS EXTREME AGE. (1Ki 1:1-4) ADONIJAH USURPS THE KINGDOM. (1Ki. 1:5-31) SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING....

TSK: 1 Kings 19 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Ki 19:1, Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beer-sheba; 1Ki 19:4, In the wilderness, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an...

Poole: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) FIRST BOOK OF KINGS COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS THE ARGUMENT THESE two Books called Of the Kings, because they treat of the kings of...

Poole: 1 Kings 19 (Chapter Introduction) KINGS CHAPTER 19 Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, fleeth to Beer-sheba; is comforted by an angel, 1Ki 19:1-8 . At Mount Horeb, complaining to God, he...

MHCC: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) The history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for ...

MHCC: 1 Kings 19 (Chapter Introduction) (1Ki 19:1-8) Elijah flees to the wilderness. (1Ki 19:9-13) God manifests himself to Elijah. (1Ki 19:14-18) God's answer to Elijah. (1Ki 19:19-21) T...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Book of Kings Many histories are books of kings and their reigns, to which the affairs of the...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings 19 (Chapter Introduction) We left Elijah at the entrance of Jezreel, still appearing publicly, and all the people's eyes upon him. In this chapter we have him again abscondi...

Constable: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The Books of 1 and 2 Kings received their names because they docume...

Constable: 1 Kings (Outline) Outline I. The reign of Solomon chs. 1-11 A. Solomon's succession to David's throne 1:1-2:12...

Constable: 1 Kings 1 Kings Bibliography Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon." Israel Exploration Journ...

Haydock: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE THIRD BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This and the following Book are called by the holy Fathers, The Third and Fourth Book of Kings; but b...

Gill: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the common na...

Gill: 1 Kings 19 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 19 This chapter gives us a further account of Elijah, of his being obliged to flee for his life through the threats of Jeze...

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