וְאַחַ֤ר הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ אֵ֔שׁ לֹ֥א בָאֵ֖שׁ יְהוָ֑ה וְאַחַ֣ר הָאֵ֔שׁ ק֖וֹל דְּמָמָ֥ה דַקָּֽה׃
Pagkatapos ng lindol ay may apoy, ngunit wala sa apoy ang Walang-Hanggan. At pagkatapos ng apoy ay may isang mahina at banayad na tinig.
Sha'arei Kedusha
Nevertheless, because he was “in heaven” he was also in a state of adhesion and prophetic gazing, as written,888Ezekiel 1:1 “The heavens opened and I saw visions of God.” However, when he arrived at the place of the external shells of Kelipah, he had no pleasure in adhering to them, but rather tore through and passed them by, without adhering to them, but only seeing them in passing, to the extent necessary. This is the meaning of what it states about Eliyahu, who is remembered for good,889Kings I 19:11-12 “And behold, HaShem-יהו״ה was passing, and a great powerful wind, smashing mountains and breaking rocks, went before HaShem-יהו״ה. ‘HaShem-יהו״ה is not in the wind!’ [Eliyahu was told]. After the wind came an earthquake. ‘HaShem-יהו״ה is not in the earthquake!’ After the earthquake came a fire. ‘HaShem-יהו״ה is not in the fire.’”
The Beginning of Wisdom
218. There are four general Kelipot, which are alluded to in Ezekiel’s vision, as written,299Ezekiel 1:1-4. “And I saw and behold a storm wind coming from the north, a great cloud, and a roaring fire encompassed by a glow.”
They are also alluded to in Eliyahu's vision,300Kings I 19:12-13. Ruach – Wind, Ra'ash – Earthquake, Esh – Fire, within which He was not revealed, plus a Kol Dmama Daka – a still small voice.301According to the GRA, the earthquake in Eliyahu’s vision is interchangeable with the cloud in Yechezkiel’s vision.
They are also alluded to in Eliyahu's vision,300Kings I 19:12-13. Ruach – Wind, Ra'ash – Earthquake, Esh – Fire, within which He was not revealed, plus a Kol Dmama Daka – a still small voice.301According to the GRA, the earthquake in Eliyahu’s vision is interchangeable with the cloud in Yechezkiel’s vision.