A still small voice 柔声呼唤（列王记上19：12）

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A still small voice 柔声呼唤（列王记上19：12）

图片说明： Elijah
图片版权： Daniele da Volterra / public domain

圣经经文

“And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.” (1Kings 19:12)

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先知以利亚為主熱心，但他时而会遭受挫折。他受以色列王后耶洗别迫害，惧怕地躲到了山洞里过夜。耶和华找到他后，叫他出来站在山上等耶和华经过。于是，以利亚站在山上：烈风大作，崩山碎石，耶和华却不在风中；风后地震，耶和华却不在其中；震后有火，耶和华也不在火中。火后，传来耶和华微弱的声音：“以利亚阿，你在这里做什么。”（列王记上-合和本）这章的作者告诉我们，当我们在寻求耶和华的指引时，他不一定会在闪电或我们料想的大事件中出现，反而会在我们耳边低语呢喃，那往往是耶和华的小声指引。

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Elijah still voice

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