God brings a man into the world who will begin to bring Israel back to God. That man is Samuel.
College Notes of David Reagan as taught in Scripture Baptist College. These notes cover the doctrine of the Bible.
The Lord sees all, but most importantly He sees us as individuals.
This passage tells of the translation of Elijah to heaven, but the real story is about Elisha. He is determined to follow his master to the end and he desires a double portion of Elijah’s blessing. We see that he gets the blessing and begins to perform some of the miracles for which he is known.
As Christian’s we really don’t enjoy the idea of chastisement. If I were to ask someone if they want to be more like Christ, it is an easy yes. However, if I were to tell you that one of the ways to become more like Him is through chastisement, all of the sudden it doesn’t sound so good. Perhaps we aren’t as good of Christians as we think ourselves to be.
