Thursday, November 12, 2009

So the Obscure Biblical Character is… Elijah! (flames on side of car, like the chariot was made of fire.)

2 Kings 2:1-6
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.”
But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.
Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?”
And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”
Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.”
But he said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.
Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?”
So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!”
Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.”
But he said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on.

Elisha is the hero of this passage. He will not leave his friend for anything, no matter what the sons of the prophets said to him. He was the ever faithful sidekick. What are friends for, right?

Next week’s Obscure Biblical Character is:
-one of the New Testament ‘bad guys’
-repeatedly tries to/succeeds in killing the good guys
-in this situation, got his revenge in arguably the most famous beheading in history, partially because of his daughter.

He’s in one (or many) of the gospels.

Have a blessed day in the world God created for us!
In His Service,
Joyce

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