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A. Elijah ascends to heaven. 1. ( 2 Kings 2:1-3) The awareness of Elijah’s coming departure. And it came to pass, when the LORD was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.”.
2 Kings 2. In this chapter we have, I. That extraordinary event, the translation of Elijah. In the close of the foregoing chapter we had a wicked king leaving the world in disgrace, here we have a holy prophet leaving it in honour; the departure of the former was his greatest misery, of the latter his greatest bliss: men are as their end is ...
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Mar 6, 2024 · 2 Kings 2 Short Summary: The second chapter of 2 Kings describes the departure of the prophet Elijah as he was taken to heaven on a chariot of fire. In his place, Elisha took over as the prophet of the Lord. The end of the chapter describes a few events in Elisha’s ministry. On one occasion, he cleansed a spring of water with a bowl of salt ...
2 Kings 12:6: 812 BC: Jehoahaz's wicked reign: 2 Kings 13: 796 BC: Amaziah's good reign: 2 Kings 14, 2 Chronicles 25: 790 BC: Azariah's good reign: 2 Kings 15: 742 BC: Wicked Reign of Ahaz: 2 Chronicles 28, 2 Kings 16: 725 BC: Hoshea the Last King of Israel: 2 Kings 17: 722 BC: Israel Led into Captivity: 2 Kings 17:6: 721 BC: Strange Nations ...
2 Kings THE CHARIOT OF FIRE 2 Kings 2:1 - 2 Kings 2:11. Elijah’s end is in keeping with his career. From his first abrupt appearance it had been fitly symbolised by the stormy wind and flaming fire which he heard and saw at Horeb, and now these were to be the vehicles which should sweep him into the heavens.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Elijah Ascends to Heaven. 2 Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.”.
Feb 5, 2024 · The text quickly moves him back through the movements that brought he and Elijah to verse 12: Elisha 1) deals with those sons of prophets again, 2) passes through Jericho, 3) then Beth-el 4) until he returns to Samaria. This progression completes the chiastic structure established in the first 12 verse and gives us a profound, if understated ...
