He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.
So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son? He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed. Commentaries for 1 Kings He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. He ate and drank and then lay down again. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair.
Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant. You will certainly die!
Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. But now have respect for my life! Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. Commentaries for 2 Kings 1. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!
Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.
Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. Commentaries for 2 Kings 2. Where did Elisha live? Elisha is described as the son of a possibly rich farmer in Galilee who was called by Elijah while tilling one of his familys fields. This story has strong parallels with the accounts of Jesus calling his own disciples in Galilee, some of whom were in the act of fishing when Jesus encountered them.
Elisha preached and worked in the northern kingdom of Israel and eventually came to live on Mt. Caramel with a servant. What did Elisha do?
Elisha is depicted as a miracle worker, for example healing the sick and reviving the dead. One curious story has him calling out two bears to maul and kill a group of children who mocked his bald head. Elisha was also heavily involved in politics, for example helping the kings forces attack Moab and defend Israel against Syrian attacks.
Why was Elisha important? Elishas message to those in charge was that they should turn back to traditional religious practices and acknowledge Gods absolute sovereignty over every aspect of life, personal as well as political. When he healed the sick, it was to demonstrate Gods power over life and death. When he helped in battle, it was to demonstrate Gods power over nations and kingdoms.
Whereas his mentor Elijah was constantly in conflict with political authorities, Elisha had a much friendlier relationship with them. King Joram was, however, the son of Ahab and therefore doomed by Elijah.
With Elishas encouragement, general Jehu killed Joram and assumed the throne. The religious purge that followed may have reinforced traditional beliefs, but at the cost of weakening the kingdom militarily and politically.
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