And he said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’” (2 Kings 3:16) This was an unusual word from God in an unusual situation. The armies of Israel, Judah, and Edom were stuck in the hot desert and dying of thirst. The three kings went to the prophet Elisha and asked for a […]
Josaphat aber sprach: Ist kein Prophet des HERRN hier, dass wir durch ihn den HERRN um Rat fragen könnten? Da antwortete einer von den Knechten des Königs von Israel und sprach: Hier ist Elisa, der Sohn Saphats, der dem Elia Wasser auf die Hände goss! (2. Könige 3,11) Drei Könige hatten sich im Krieg gegen […]
Und er nahm den Mantel des Elia auf, der von diesem herabgefallen war, und schlug damit das Wasser und sprach: Wo ist der HERR, der Gott des Elia? Und als er so das Wasser schlug, teilte es sich nach beiden Seiten, und Elia ging hindurch. (2. Könige 2,14) Elia war der ältere Prophet, der Mentor […]
And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you. But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came […]
Und es geschah, als sie hinübergegangen waren, da sprach Elia zu Elisa: Erbitte, was ich dir tun soll, ehe ich morgen von dir genommen werde! Und Elisa sprach: Möchte mir doch ein zweifacher Anteil an deinem Geist gegeben werden! (2. Könige 2,9) An diesem Punkt in 2. Könige kam die Zeit, dass der ältere Prophet […]
God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. (2 Samuel 22:33) As I write this, I’m waiting in an airport for my next flight. Travel stories are often boring, because we all share similar experiences of delayed or cancelled flights, driving difficulties, or any other number of problems. Sitting in an […]
But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat ishere, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” (2 Kings 3:11) Three kings gathered in war against the […]
Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the LORD God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over. (2 Kings 2:14) Elijah was the older prophet, the mentor to Elisha. […]