stand upon the mount before the lord." and behold, the lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the lord, but the lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
the lord was not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. he does not threaten with death any who do not abide by his requirements. there is not rule by fear. instead, the lord was 