1, 2. Compare these verses, on to verse 6, with the words of the Lord Jesus in the Gospels—Mark 11:13, and Matt. 21:19. "The time of figs was not yet."
6. Note that just as, the citation of this verse in the Gospels is the proof of the terrible way in which the presence of the Lord brings out evil, as a test of human nature; so the circumstance of 1 Kings 19:20 shows that His calling requires more absolute devotedness (not more absolute, but absolute) than the very especial and solemn time of Elijah's receiving the message in Horeb. This is a solemn word.