Elijah and Elisha

The brotherhood of the prophets Elijah and Elisha began when Elijah was in the cave in Horeb. There he witnessed a remarkable vision of Jehovah, who told Elijah to go to Damascus, anoint two kings--Hazael to be king of Syria and Jehu to be king of Israel. Then God told Elijah that he was to anoint another prophet, named Elisha, to take Elijah's place when he was gone.

Elijah went away from Horeb and soon found Elisha, the new prophet. Elisha was ploughing with his oxen. He was not thinking of the honor of being God's prophet. But Elisha loved God, and God knew Elisha's heart. Elijah passed by and cast his mantle on Elisha. Elisha immediately understood what this gesture meant and ran to Elijah. Elisha said good-bye to his parents and home and followed Elijah and waited on him and learned from him. From that point on, Elijah and Elisha were always together.

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