Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:32. Elisha was a man of mild and kindly spirit; but that he could also
Pollution and Purification
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 2
Elijah’s Successor
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be
All on the Altar
No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62. We are not all asked to serve as Elisha served, nor are we all bidden to sell everything we
Why Elisha?
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me
The Work Lying Nearest
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much. Luke 16:10. God had bidden Elijah anoint another to be prophet in his stead. “Elisha the son of Shaphat … shalt thou anoint to be prophet
Sorcery, Ancient and Modern
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the God of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou