Moses, God had provided food and water for Israel during her forty years in the wilderness (Ex. 17; Num. 11; 20), and now he provides Elijah with food and water that will carry him for forty days (1 Kings 19:8). Moses had encountered God at Mount Sinai, and now God leads Elijah to that same place. There Elijah, like Moses, would experience the presence of God in the wind, earthquake, and fire (Ex. 19:16–19). The cave where Elijah took refuge (1 Kings 19:9) reminds us of the cleft in the rock that
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