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Elisha who became a prophet like a teacher

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[2 Kings 2:15]

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.

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God made an important command to Elijah, one of the great prophets of Israel. “Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, you shall anoint to be prophet in your place.” God told Elijah that he should build Elisha as a prophet.

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The prophet Elijah obeyed God's Word and visited Elisha. Elisha is plowing in a very large field with 24 cows. Elisha was plowing the field with the last two cows pulling the plow.

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Elijah put on his cloak in the sense of being a prophet instead of Elisha. Elisha noticed why Elijah threw his clothes on him.

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Elisha left his cow and ran to Elijah and said, “Please say goodbye to my father and mother. Then I will follow the teacher.” Elijah allowed him to do so.

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Elisha went home and slaughtered two cows. And they burned the yoke of the oxen, and made meat dishes. And he let people eat the meat. He did this from now on, meaning to leave the work of farming and follow the will of God.

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On that day Elisha became a disciple of Elijah and followed Elijah. In order to become a prophet after Elijah, he learned and prepared hard.

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Finally, it is time for God to call Elijah, the teacher of Elisha, into the kingdom of heaven. Soon Elijah will be called by God and set out to the place God has ordained. Elisha was the only person who went along with it.

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Elijah went a long way from Gilgal to the Jordan River. Elisha did not leave his teacher, Elijah, until the end. Elijah told him to go back many times, but Elisha did not give up and went to the end.

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The two men arrived together on the Jordan River. Elijah rolled his cloak down the water of the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan split over and over, and they crossed over to the dry land in the middle of the river.

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Elijah asked his disciples Elisha. “Ask for what you want before God brings me”

Elisha answered, “Give me twice as much power as you have.” Elisha wanted to be valued by God like a teacher, Elijah the prophet.

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Elijah said to Elisha, “If you see God taking me, that will happen.” When two people were walking in a conversation, suddenly fire wagons and fire horses came down from the sky and separated them from each other. And a whirlwind came and took Elijah to heaven.

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God has lifted up the living Elijah into heaven. Elisha picked up the cloak that the prophet Elijah had climbed on the whirlwind. He came back to the Jordan River with his cloak.

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Elisha struck down the Jordan as hard as Elijah did. At that time, there was a miracle that the water of the Jordan was divided into two sides. Now the great power of Elijah, the Spirit of God, came to Elisha.

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God gave great power to Elisha who wanted to receive twice as much power as Elijah had. Elisha followed Elijah as a teacher, teaching many people the word of God, helping the hardest, and being valued for the kingdom of God.

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God has given us the teachers of precious faith like Elijah. It is those who teach us the Word. We must strive to live up to their teachings and to follow their teachings like Elisha. And when you become an adult, you must learn hard so that you can continue teaching the Words to the next generation.

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