The narrative draws a clear parallel between Eliyahu and Moshe after the Sin of the Golden Calf at Horev. Eliyahu is expected to examine the ways of Moshe. Even when the prophet comes to convey stern reproof, when he is with God his task is to be a spokesperson for Israel's defense. Eliyahu, in contrast, has the opposite intention.

Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion