“When Elijah was enveloped
In the whirlwind,
Elisha was filled
With his spirit.
He performed
Twice as many signs.
He performed marvels
With every utterance of his mouth.
Never in his lifetime
Did he tremble before any ruler.
No one could intimidate him at all.
Nothing was too hard for him.
When he was dead,
His body prophesied.
In his life,
He did wonders.
So in death
His deeds were marvelous.”
The story of this prophet Elisha takes up 13 chapters in 2 Kings, 1-13. He follows in the spirit of Elijah with many miracles and confrontations with the various Israelite kings. However, he died a natural death. Nevertheless, he performed twice as many miracles as Elijah. Also he spoke quite a lot to the various rulers. He was never intimidated, as Elijah had occasionally been. Nothing was too hard for him. Even in his death, he was able to perform a miracle. When a dead man was thrown into his grave, the dead man came alive by touching his dead body in 2 Kings, chapter 13. Thus he continued in the spirit of his spiritual father, Elijah.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 