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07/20/21 We’re going to be spending some time in the Old Testament Book of Esther.  Most of us, including us preachers, don’t really know what to do with the Book of Esther. It’s an interesting book with some pretty colorful characters and an intriguing plot that has all kinds of twists and turns.  It’s aContinue reading “ESTHER #1”

07/13/21 Elijah has asked Elisha to tell him what he can do for him before he is taken from him. Elisha’s answer is: 2 Kings 2:9b – “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit.” 2 Kings 2:10a    “’You have asked a difficult thing,’ Elijah said.” It’s “a difficult thing” because our human natureContinue reading “ELIJAH#27”

07/06/21 Elisha was determined to follow Elijah as far as he could for as long as he could. The two of them have just crossed the Jordan River together. 2 Kings 2:9a – “When they had crossed (the Jordan River) Elijah said to Elisha, ‘tell me what I can do for you before I amContinue reading “ELIJAH #26”

06/29/21 Elisha has expressed his determination to follow Elijah regardless of where his journey may take him. 2 Kings 2:7   “Fifty men of the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan.” Elisha and Elijah are the only ones standing atContinue reading “ELIJAH #25”

06/22/21 Elijah’s earthly ministry is now complete and Elisha will be carrying on the work. Notice the conversation that took place between Elijah and Elisha every time Elijah was planning to leave and move on.   In 2 Kings 2:2a, 4a, 6a, Elisha kept saying, “Stay here Elisha.”  It sounds like Elijah is saying, “Don’t comeContinue reading “ELIJAH #24”

06/15/21 2 Kings 2:1   “When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal” Obviously, we’ve jumped ahead in our study of Elijah and Elisha.  We said that the relationship between Elijah and Elisha is teaching us about discipleship; what it meansContinue reading “ELIJAH #23”

06/08/21   Elisha has met Elijah. He’s been given an invitation and the cloak has been offered to him.  Now he has to decide if he’s going to accept it or reject it.  What happens from here is all up to Elisha. But there was no way he could pretend he didn’t know about it.  Continue reading “ELIJAH #22”

06/01/21 Elijah went into a cave and the Lord told him to come out.  The Lord told Elijah to return to Israel because things were about to change.  King Ahab’s days were coming to an end.  Hazael, the next king of Syria, would destroy the household of Ahab and Jehu would take over as theContinue reading “ELIJAH #21”

05/25/21 The Lord told Elijah to return to Israel and go to the Desert of Damascus. 1 Kings 19:15b   “’When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram.’” History records Hazael as being one of the greatest kings Syria ever had.  He’s credited with building up and modernizing the city of Damascus.  But he alsoContinue reading “ELIJAH #20”

05/18/21 The Lord revealed His presence to Elijah as “a gentle whisper.”(1 Kings 19:12b) 1 Kings 19:13a     When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.” Elijah covered his face in shame before God.  It’s a spontaneous reflex, a natural reaction.  It’sContinue reading “ELIJAH #19”