Biblical Prophets - Bible Study Online

The Scriptures have now taken us to the point where Elijah had left "The Mountain of God" and began his search for Elisha his proclaimed successor.

The master plan that God had planned for Israel carried three major phases.

"The Lord said to him, 'Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, [1]anoint Hazael king over Aram. [2]Also anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and [3]anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet." (1 Kings 19:15-16)

Anointing Elisha would end up being the first phase when it came to God's plan to further punish Israel for their continued idolatry and sinful ways.

The other two phases would be anointing Hazael to be king over the Arameans and anointing Jehu to be the new king of Israel.

Elijah would soon find Elisha son of Shaphat, plowing with his twelve pairs of oxen in his family fields. After the prophet had noticed Elisha, he walked up to him and threw his cloak around him and walked away.

With the prophet putting his personal cloak around Elisha, was not only a token of friendship, but the prophet's way of telling Elisha that he would be accepted as his student if he so chooses the invitation.

Elisha then left his twelve pairs of oxen and ran towards the prophet and asked if he could go and say goodbye to his family first. The prophet agreed and gave Elisha permission to do so.

Now the prophet Elijah would stay where he was, while Elisha went back to his family to say goodbye. Elijah did this because he did not want to have any influence when it came to Elisha's decision to come and follow him.

A short while later, Elisha makes it back to his family house to say his goodbyes. But first, he would prepare a farewell feast to share with his family and all who was there. He slaughtered the twelve pairs of oxen that he was plowing the fields with to use as the main course. He would also use the plowing equipment as fire wood to cook the oxen with.

After they had eaten and Elisha had said his goodbyes, he met back up with the prophet Elijah and they headed out to begin their ministry together.

Note: Remember God had instructed the prophet Elijah to go and find Elisha so he could anoint him to be his successor. Because of this, we can only assume that God had already spoken with Elisha about his ministry that was about to take place within his life. With that being said, Elisha would have been already waiting for the prophet to show up and confirm God's Word.

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01) Elijah The Fire Prophet

02) Obadiah and the Caves of Refuge

03) The Fire Contest Between God & Baal

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06) The Thirty Two Kings of Mass Destruction

07) Ben-Hadad The Drunken King

08) The Vineyard of Envy

09) The Prophets of the Groves

10) Micaiah The One True Prophet

11) The Demise of King Ahab

12) The Cursed Seed of Ahab

13) Elijah and the Chariot of Fire

14) Elisha the Miracle Prophet