Elijah the prophet was a faithful man in his generation. He was the most prominent of the prophets of God who delivered the truth of the word of God in the spiritually troubled times in which he lived. He boldly and faithfully proclaimed God’s word to kings and to all the people when God sent him. He was a man of like nature as we are, we are told in James 5: 17, and yet when he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, it did not rain on the land for 3 years and 6 months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced fruit. His life has held many lessons for us as we have examined the previous chapters, and it will hold great lessons for us now, when it comes his time to be translated to heaven in a chariot of fire. But I want you to think about this fact with me; that the lessons that we will learn from this incident are primarily related to Elisha, the prophet who was left to take over Elijah’s ministry of being the most prominent prophet to Israel. These are the primary lessons that we will want to take notice of, without losing sight of the meaning of Elijah’s translation to heaven. 1st of all, we want to look at – The lesson of Elisha’s master leaving and being taken from him. (verses 1-6) 2nd – The lesson of Elisha’s request for a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. (verses 7-12) And 3rd – The lesson of Elijah’s spirit resting upon Elisha. (verses 13-18)
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...
