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1. Eliyahu in Horev (Part 5)

   Revelation in a "Small, Silent Voice" (Part 1)

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   The verse that precedes God’s revelation to Eliyahu might be viewed as part of God’s speech, or as part of the narrative. From the description of the revelation it would seem that the wind, the earthquake and the fire are not expressions of God's revelation. God controls them but is not identified with them. These verses emphasize the distinction between the destructive natural forces and God Himself.

2. Eliyahu in Horev (Part 5)

   Revelation in a "Small, Silent Voice" (Part 2)

   Rabbi Elchanan Samet

   According to the metaphoric explanation of God’s revelation to Eliyahu, the way to reach the nation is not through harsh measures but rather through soft ones. According to the literal understanding of God’s revelation, there are the forces of destruction that God unleashes in order to punish His creations but those are not expressions of God. Therefore, Eliyahu should be praying not for punishment but for mercy.

3. Prophet in Distress

   Rabbi Alex Israel

   Eliyahu had orchestrated a three-year drought that had brought the nation to its knees. This had culminated in the decisive religious contest at Mt. Carmel that had exposed the falsity of the Baal, bringing king and country to proclaim faith in God alone. It had been an excruciating process, with Eliyahu living in exile for three years. Indeed, he had succeeding in turning the king around. But now the entire project, this huge educational endeavor, lay shattered, in ruins. It was not Izevel's death threat alone. Izevel's confidence highlighted the understanding that she was in control, and that the transformation of national priorities would be a more arduous, complex, and protracted process. All of this leads to Eliyahu's feeling of dejection and his rejection of his role as a prophet. Unlike Moshe, he is unable to be zealous towards the sinner but to invoke God's mercy on the nation as a whole.