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- In 2 Kings 2, Elijah and Elisha traversed the Jordan River on dry land, and Elisha, understanding that Elijah would soon pass away, asked to be blessed with a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Elijah was then carried straight into heaven by a chariot of fire. Elisha picked up Elijah’s mantle and used it to cross the Jordan again on dry land.
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Sep 28, 2022 · In 2 Kings 2, Elijah and Elisha traversed the Jordan River on dry land, and Elisha, understanding that Elijah would soon pass away, asked to be blessed with a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Elijah was then carried straight into heaven by a chariot of fire.
Elijah took off his ornamented cloak, wrapped it up in a roll, struck the water, and all of a sudden the water divided into two parts! One side of the river stood still opposite the other until the two of them crossed over on dry ground. JPS Tanakh 1917.
Jan 4, 2022 · In 2 Kings 2, Elijah and Elisha crossed the Jordan River on dry land, and Elisha, knowing that Elijah would not be with him much longer, asked to be blessed with a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. Elijah was taken directly into heaven by a chariot of fire.
Feb 14, 2021 · What will God bring to Elijah and Elisha as they make their trek across the river become dry land? A promise? A calling? Both are in view. When Elijah asks Elisha what he should give him, Elisha requests “a double share” of his spirit (2 Kings 2:9), better understood as the inheritance due to a firstborn son.
Aug 28, 2023 · Upon parting the Jordan with his cloak and crossing on dry land together, Elijah asked Elisha what he could do for him (2 Kings 2:9). It was then that a fiery chariot swept up Elijah, drawing him to heaven — witnessed by Elisha and the band of prophets with them.
When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over. 15 The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. 16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men.
At the Jordan River, Elijah strikes the water with his cloak, causing the river to part, and they cross on dry ground. Before being taken to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire and horses of fire, Elijah grants Elisha's request for a double portion of his spirit, contingent on Elisha seeing him being taken away.
