Welcome to the club and the book of Second Kings.

Last episode in chapter two, Elijah took Elijah on a spiritual journey. The journey was important

because Elijah was preparing Elijah to take over his lead prophet. Each location that Elijah took

him had significant meaning for Israel's history. When they had crossed the Jordan River,

their final destination, Elijah asked Elijah for one thing, a double portion of his spirit. Then,

Elijah was taken up to heaven. Elijah was left on his own and began his journey back

the way he'd come. On the way, he begins to build his resume as a prophet with miracles. Elijah's

first three miracles were partying at the Jordan River, purifying the water at Jericho, and cursing the

mob of boys at Bethel. Okay, so that's where I want to start in this episode. Let's talk about

miracles. What is a miracle? A miracle is an event that is considered a supernatural act of God.

So these acts defy the laws of nature, and they demonstrate God's greatness, his

faithfulness, and his presence in the lives of the people. They were often used as proof to the

people so that they may believe. Now, miracles in the Bible often included the following, healing, such as Jesus healing the sick

and raising the dead, nature, which are events like parting the Red Sea or Jesus calming the

storm, provision, which was usually a miraculous supply of food or resources like the manna in

the desert. And then sometimes miracles are judgment.

Their acts of divine judgment, such as the plagues of Egypt. So in chapter two, Elijah performed his

first three miracles. The first was a nature miracle, the parting of the Jordan. The second was a nature healing

miracle, the purification of the water that healed the barreness in the land. And the third was a judgment

miracle, the bear mauling, the scoffing mob. So we kind of had examples right there in his first three miracles.

Now there is a reason that the documentation of these miracles was important. And it was because

in verse 9 of chapter 2, Elisha asked Elijah for a double portion of his spirit. Elijah answered

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