Wind

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, br…

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 o…

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 earthq…