#Bible study books on elijah series#
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Ģ King 2:1-6 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. We arise, count the cost, leave the past behind, and follow Him! And what's more, we are called to minister to Him as well. Not with Elijah of course, but with our master, the Lord Jesus. The last thing that we read in the passage above says ' Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. There is no looking back here! How about you? Have you been looking back or are you pressing on to the higher calling of our Lord? Jesus said it well (as normal) 'No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.' (Luke 9:62).

He knew this was a new beginning for him and there is no compromise with his past life. How seriously did Elisha take this call from Elijah? Well, this is answered above where we read the Elisha slaughtered his oxen as a sacrifice and burnt the plowing equipment to cook the meat! No going back for this boy! In doing this we see a great example of someone leaving behind the old life when the call of God comes. We see also the seriousness of Elisha's response.

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until then, Christians should thank God that He has called and chosen them while still believing and agreeing with the call that ' whoever is thirsty, let him come and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.' When we arrive it Heaven God can explain it all to us. And, as Jesus said, 'You did not choose me, but I have chosen you.' Can I explain God's sovereign choice and man's free will completely? No. In like manner, we read in the New Testament that 'the son of man came to seek and to save that which is lost'. Elisha was simply going about his normal daily business of ploughing the fields, when God came through his prophet Elijah and sought him out. Now there are a few points that come out of this call of Elisha.įrom the passage we see that God chose Elisha.

This was a passing of Elijah's calling and position onto Elisha. So Elisha didn't have to ask Elijah what was going on. They were symbolic of the owners calling, position, and authority. Mantle's were typically made of animal hair (not overly popular today!) and were generally worn by kings and prophets. You will see from above that Elisha didn't have to ask 'what's going on?' He knew exactly what that meant. So Elijah comes up and throws his mantle around Elisha. Oh no! God had an even harder ground for Elisha to plow! It would be the hard hearts of the Israelites themselves that Elisha would now be concerned with. It wouldn't be the hard natural ground that would concern Elisha after this point. He would remain a plowman to the end of his life although God had a whole new 'ground' in mind for Elisha. Here he was, plowing with his oxen to break up the tough rugged ground. The first thing we see about Elisha is that he was a plowman. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his attendant. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. 'What have I done to you?' So Elisha left him and went back. 'Let me kiss my father and mother good-by,' he said, 'and then I will come with you.' 'Go back,' Elijah replied. Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.

He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Let's start at the beginning with the call of Elisha.ġ Kings 19:19-21 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. showing through his life that the God of Israel was well and truly alive! In fact, Elisha performed more recorded miracles than anyone in the Bible other than Jesus. Yet through countless situations, Elisha stood as a light. Apostasy abounded and Israel's enemies were circling. Q7: Which of the two men is mentioned in the New Testament?Įlisha was one awesome prophet of God! His name means 'my God is salvation' and the whole ministry of Elisha would prove to be an outworked testimony to the meaning of his name. Q6: Does Elisha mean 'God is salvation' or 'Yahweh is God'? Q5: Which of these two did the most miracles? Q4: Did they serve in the northern kingdom of Israel or Judah in the south? Q3: In the O.T are there more chapters devoted to Elijah or Elisha? Q2: Who ministered first - Elisha or Elijah? Q1: Were Elijah and Elisha prophets, priests or kings? So let’s start where any serious study should begin… With a quiz! Let’s see how much you can remember about Elisha and Elijah. The particular study entitled ‘How far do you want to go?’ will be in two parts.

#Bible study books on elijah series#

This is the start of a new series on the life of Elisha. Elisha's Journey - How far do you want to go?