But I have left 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and all the mouths that have not kissed him.
And I will. Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 10:20-22; Romans 11:4, Romans 11:5.
all knees. Exo 20:5; Isaiah 49:23; Romans 14:10-12; Phil 2:10.
and whose mouths. Job 31:27; Ps 2:12; Hos 13:2.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
There are still many people who remain faithful to the living God.
Seven thousand do not worship Baal. Although in every generation there appear great spiritual leaders who do God’s work, there are ordinary people whose lives are not spectacular, but who live according to God’s precepts.
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
IN ISRAEL SEVEN THOUSAND. The seven thousand of Israel who did not bow their knees before Baal are joined by the faithful who suffer in all generations and who overcome apostasy, compromise and worldliness among the people of God, and who persevere in love, faith and obedience to God and his Word. They are the ones who refuse to be infected by the evil ways of the world, who have washed their clothes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (Rev 7:14), who are persecuted for the sake of justice (Matt 5:10) and who resolutely remain on the narrow path (Matt 7:14; see ARTICLES THE SPIRITUAL SEPARATION OF BELIEVERS, P. 1654. and THE BELIEVER’S RELATION TO THE WORLD, P. 1830. ). Throughout the Bible he is the faithful and victorious remnant who is known to the Lord (2Ti 2:19). God promises to keep you by his power through faith (1Pe 1:5), and the Lamb will take them to heaven (Rev 7:17).
Source: Full Life Study Bible
Paul used God’s response to Elijah as an illustration in Romans 11:4. they kissed him Kissing the image or symbol of Baal was apparently a normal act of worship (cf. Hos 13:2).
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
— a remnant of seven thousand: the idea of the faithful remnant is outlined, the group surviving the catastrophe that guarantees the continuity of the people, a theme widely developed by the prophets (see Isaiah 10:20-22; loved 5:15; Mic 2:12-13).
Source: Hispano-American Interdenominational Translation
CROSS-REFERENCES
t 1501 Isa 1:9; Romans 11:4; Romans 11:5; 2Ti 2:19
u 1502 Exo 20:5
v 1503 Hos 13:2
Source: New World Translation
they kissed Part of worship (Hos 13:2).