Please let them go and search for your master, ( M)lest perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.”Īnd he said, “You shall not send anyone.”ġ7 But when they urged him till he was ( N)ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him. 16 Then they said to him, “Look now, there are fifty strong men with your servants. 14 Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, ( K)it was divided this way and that and Elisha crossed over.ġ5 Now when the sons of the prophets who were ( L)from Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him. 13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you but if not, it shall not be so.” 11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly ( H)a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them and Elijah ( I)went up by a whirlwind into heaven.ġ2 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, ( J)“My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. 8 Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water and ( F)it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ( G)ground.ĩ And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?”Įlisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”ġ0 So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. So he answered, “Yes, I know keep silent!”Ħ Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan.”īut he said, “ As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on. 2 Then Elijah said to Elisha, ( C)“Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.”īut Elisha said, “ As the Lord lives, and ( D) as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.ģ Now ( E)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?”Ĥ Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho.”īut he said, “ As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho.ĥ 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?” May you be blessed by it.2 And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to ( A)take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with ( B)Elisha from Gilgal. Here’s a short video that highlights five key themes from the book of Daniel. Daniel shows that the God of heaven rules on earth, even when earth seems to be out of control. Scholars aren’t always in agreement about the precise meaning of all the prophecies, but they assure us that God is in control of the future and that we are under His care in the midst of everything that will unfold. He will either help them prevail or see them through the conflicts.ĭaniel shows that the God of heaven rules on earth, even when earth seems to be out of control.Īnd God promises to be with His people into future times, as we see in the prophecies contained in Daniel’s book. The stories of the three Hebrew men in the fiery furnace and Daniel being cast into the lion’s den are reminders that God is with His children even in the face of the greatest persecution. The book of Daniel contains some of the most fascinating stories in all the books of the prophets, as well as a peek into the future. As such, he is a model for anyone who wants to stand strong for his or her convictions in an age when God’s ways are not valued by the culture around them. ![]() But Daniel resisted the temptation to accommodate the pagan culture around him. ![]() ![]() Daniel was one of the first exiles to Babylon, where the Jews fell under Gentile domination because of their sin and rebellion against God.
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