What did it all mean? We have a tendency to think that the wind, the earthquake and the fire were somehow opposed to God because he was not in them. The truth is, however, that while God was not in them, he did produce them as he ‘passed by’. They were, therefore, his instruments. By producing these things the Lord was showing Elijah that he, the Lord, was indeed adequate for the struggle. He who can command the wind, earthquake and fire does not lack for instruments. In fact he was about to introduce