13<\/strong>. wrapped his face in his mantle<\/em> ] The revelation was not one for the eye, but for the spirit, of the prophet. Like Moses ‘he was afraid to look upon God’ (Exo 3:6<\/span>).<\/p>\n in the entering in of the cave<\/em> ] The command given before had been ‘Go forth and stand upon the mount,’ but this only applies to such an advance as would bring him out of the cave and into the open air, not to any climbing to the mountain top.<\/p>\n What doest thou here?<\/em> ] This repeated question seeks to know whether the prophet has understood the manifestations that have been made to him, and whether he is able to apply them to his own circumstances. The answer coming in the same words as before seems to declare that Elijah is still ignorant of what is meant. God therefore gives him direct charges which shall make it clear that, though his own success has not been such as he expected, yet God’s work is still going forward and that new agents are already prepared, in Jehovah’s design, for advancing it as He sees best.<\/p>\n Mantle – <\/B>The upper garment, a sort of short cloak or cape – perhaps made of untanned sheepskin, which was, besides the strip of leather round his loins, the sole apparel of the prophet (compare Mat 3:4<\/span>). For the action compare the marginal references.<\/P> There came a voice unto him … – <\/B>The question heard before in vision is now put again to the prophet by the Lord Himself. Elijah gives no humbler and more gentle answer. He is still satisfied with his own statement of his case.<\/P><\/p>\n Verse 13<\/span>. Wrapped his face in his mantle<\/B><\/I>] This he did to signify his respect<\/I>; so Moses hid his face, for he dared not to look upon God Ex 3:6<\/span>. Covering the face<\/I> was a token of respect among the Asiatics, as uncovering the head<\/I> is among the Europeans.<\/P> <\/p>\n He wrapped his face in his mantle, <\/B>through horror and dread of Gods presence, being sensible that he was neither worthy nor able to endure the sight of God with open face. Compare Gen 16:13<\/span>, with Exo 3:6<\/span>. <\/P> Stood in the entering in of the cave; <\/B>which God commanded him to do; and as he was going towards the mouth of the cave, he was affrighted and stopped in his course, by the dreadful wind, and earthquake, and fire; and when these were past, he prosecutes his journey, and goeth on to the mouth of the cave, and there stands still. Or the words may be rendered, after<\/I> (as vau<\/I> is elsewhere used) he was gone out, and standing in the mouth of the cave<\/I>; which may be mentioned as the reason why he covered his face, because now he wanted the shelter of the cave. <\/P> What doest thou here, Elijah?<\/B> what before he spake by an angel, he now speaks to him again immediately. <\/P> <\/p>\n And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle<\/strong>,…. Through reverence of the divine Majesty he perceived was there, and through shame and confusion under a sense of his impurity, imperfections, and unworthiness, as the seraphim in Isa 6:2<\/span>, and as Moses, Ex 3:6<\/span>, and went out and stood in the entering in of the cave; he attempted to come forth out of the cave upon the divine order, 1Ki 19:11<\/span>, but was stopped by the terrible appearances of the wind, earthquake, and fire, a little within it; but now he came quite out, and stood at the mouth of it, to hear what the Lord would say unto him:<\/p>\n and, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, what dost thou here, Elijah<\/strong>? the same question is here put as in 1Ki 19:9<\/span>, though there by an angel, here by the Lord himself.<\/p>\n 13<\/strong>. <\/strong> Wrapped his face in his mantle <\/strong> Conscious of his infirmities and shortcomings, he was, like Moses, “afraid to look upon God.” Exo 3:6<\/span>. He began to realize that as yet he knew comparatively little of the Divine nature and will. <\/p>\n There came a voice unto him <\/strong> It was the voice of Jehovah; perhaps the same as that whose soft whisper followed the lightning flash; but, if so, it now rose to a clearer and more intelligible sound. <\/p>\n What doest thou here <\/strong> The Lord’s question and the prophet’s answer are repeated (compare 1Ki 19:9<\/span>) in order to deepen the impression of the scene. The repetition also shows Elijah still presuming to justify his flight. He was guilty of no wilful sin. His error was not one of the heart, but of the understanding; and his flight to Horeb, though not blameless, was largely the result of disappointment and discouragement. He had, indeed, been very zealous for the Lord, and had expected too much from the triumph at Carmel. Jehovah proceeds to show him there are other ways of taking off the wicked than by miraculous interference.<\/p>\n 1Ki 19:13 And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?<\/p>\n Ver. 13. He wrapped his face in his mantle.<\/strong> ] As not able to behold God’s surpassing brightness, whereby the very angels might have their eyes put out, did they not cover their faces with their wings as with a double scarf. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What dost thou here, Elijah?<\/strong> ] q.d., <\/em> Speak out, man; let me have a more direct answer. But this his guiltiness would not let him do. He is at it, therefore, as before.<\/p>\n wrapped: as Moses at the bush (Exo 3:6). <\/p>\n said. Some codices, with Syriac, add “unto him”. Compare 1Ki 19:9. <\/p>\n he wrapped his face: This he did to signify his reverence; for covering the face was a token of respect among the Asiatics, as uncovering the head is among Europeans. See note on 1Ki 18:42. Exo 3:5, Exo 3:6, Exo 33:23, Isa 6:2, Isa 6:5 <\/p>\n What doest: 1Ki 19:9, Gen 16:8, Joh 21:15-17 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Exo 2:15 – fled Deu 4:12 – only ye heard a voice 1Ki 19:19 – his mantle 2Ki 2:8 – his mantle Jon 4:5 – Jonah Mat 26:69 – Peter Mar 14:54 – and he Act 7:32 – Then<\/p>\n 1Ki 19:13. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle Through dread of Gods presence, being sensible that he was neither worthy of nor able to endure the sight of God with open face. And went out and stood, &c. Which God had commanded him to do; and as he was going toward the mouth of the cave, he was affrighted and stopped in his course by the dreadful wind, and earthquake, and fire; when these were past, he proceeds, and goes on to the month of the cave. Moses was put into the cave when Gods glory passed before him, but Elijah was called out of it: but neither Moses nor Elijah saw any manner of similitude. And, behold, a voice What dost thou here, Elijah? What God before spake by an angel, he now speaks to him himself immediately.<\/p>\n And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? 13. wrapped his face in his mantle ] The revelation was not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:13”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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