Day 37: Elisha
2 Kings 2, 4, 6
- Elijah is about to be taken to heaven and Elisha is with him. Elijah asks Elisha to stay in Bethel, Jericho and finally the Jordan river but Elisha refused to leave him. Three times he said:
"As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you."
- Elijah struck the waters with his mantle and parted the Jordan river. Then on the other side, Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire and horses of fire. Elisha was given a double portion of Elijah's spirit just as he asked.
- Elisha goes back to Jericho and purifies the water there with some salt.
- On his way to Bethel, some kids made fun of his baldness so Elisha cursed them and two female bears came out and mauled 42 of them.
- his next miracle was with a widow. Her husband had died and the family had a large debt. They were going to make her two sons slaves because she couldn't pay the debt. So Elisha provided her with an ample supply of oil to sell in order to pay the debt.
- the next miracle was with a Shunammite woman. Elisha often passed through Shunem on his way to and from Mount Carmel. She recognized him as a man of God and provided him with a room to stay in. God gave her a son because of her kindness. Later on, her son died and she went to Elisha for help. Elisha brings her son back to life by stretching himself over him a few times.
- then, during a famine, Elisha purified some poisonous stew for the prophets to eat and also fed 100 people with a few loves of bread.
- the prophets were building a new meeting place when one dropped his ax head into the Jordan river. It wasn't his as he borrowed it from someone. Elisha threw a stick into the water and it made the ax head float so they could retrieve it.
- the Arameans were at war with Israel and Elisha was revealing all of their plans to Israel. So the king of Aram set out to capture Elisha. However, when they got to where Elisha was staying in Dothan, Elisha prayed for deliverance and the army was struck with blindness. Then Elisha led them to Samaria, the capital city of Israel. The king of Israel wanted to kill them but Elisha made them feed them and send them back. This stopped the fighting for a short period of time.
- during a seige of Samaria, circumstances were pretty dismal and people resorted to cannibalism. In one case, two women agree to eat their sons. So they ate one of them one day and the next day, the other lady had hidden her son. The king blamed the Lord for all the problems.
Another amazing man like Elijah, reading about Elisha seems sureal in many ways. I think Elisha's quote is one of true friendship and love. I wonder if maybe I can use it to replace the "until death do us part" wedding vow...
"As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you."
- Elijah is about to be taken to heaven and Elisha is with him. Elijah asks Elisha to stay in Bethel, Jericho and finally the Jordan river but Elisha refused to leave him. Three times he said:
"As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you."
- Elijah struck the waters with his mantle and parted the Jordan river. Then on the other side, Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire and horses of fire. Elisha was given a double portion of Elijah's spirit just as he asked.
- Elisha goes back to Jericho and purifies the water there with some salt.
- On his way to Bethel, some kids made fun of his baldness so Elisha cursed them and two female bears came out and mauled 42 of them.
- his next miracle was with a widow. Her husband had died and the family had a large debt. They were going to make her two sons slaves because she couldn't pay the debt. So Elisha provided her with an ample supply of oil to sell in order to pay the debt.
- the next miracle was with a Shunammite woman. Elisha often passed through Shunem on his way to and from Mount Carmel. She recognized him as a man of God and provided him with a room to stay in. God gave her a son because of her kindness. Later on, her son died and she went to Elisha for help. Elisha brings her son back to life by stretching himself over him a few times.
- then, during a famine, Elisha purified some poisonous stew for the prophets to eat and also fed 100 people with a few loves of bread.
- the prophets were building a new meeting place when one dropped his ax head into the Jordan river. It wasn't his as he borrowed it from someone. Elisha threw a stick into the water and it made the ax head float so they could retrieve it.
- the Arameans were at war with Israel and Elisha was revealing all of their plans to Israel. So the king of Aram set out to capture Elisha. However, when they got to where Elisha was staying in Dothan, Elisha prayed for deliverance and the army was struck with blindness. Then Elisha led them to Samaria, the capital city of Israel. The king of Israel wanted to kill them but Elisha made them feed them and send them back. This stopped the fighting for a short period of time.
- during a seige of Samaria, circumstances were pretty dismal and people resorted to cannibalism. In one case, two women agree to eat their sons. So they ate one of them one day and the next day, the other lady had hidden her son. The king blamed the Lord for all the problems.
Another amazing man like Elijah, reading about Elisha seems sureal in many ways. I think Elisha's quote is one of true friendship and love. I wonder if maybe I can use it to replace the "until death do us part" wedding vow...
"As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you."
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