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Thanks for joining. Today, we're reading Second Kings 13 and 14, but in today's episode,

we are going to be zooming in on Second King's chapter 13, verse 21, which reads in the NLT.

Once, when some Israelites were burying a man, they spied a band of these raiders, so they hastily

threw the corpse into the tomb of Elijah and fled. But as soon as the

body touched Elisha's bones, the dead man revived and jumped to his feet. What's going on here?

What was so special about Elijah's bones that the dead man was revived? What are we to make of

this story? Well, one commentator puts it like this.

Elisha's ministry spanned at least 56 years. When he died, friends evidently buried him in a cave

or rock tomb, as was customary then. Apparently, the men who placed the body of their dead

friend in Elish's tomb observed this man's resuscitation.

Undoubtedly, they told their story everywhere, and probably King Jeholyish heard it.

Such a sign of God's power, working even through his prophet's corpse, would have encouraged the king as he looked forward to meeting Aram in battle. It would also have rebuked him for his lack of faith. The story would

have impressed on everyone who heard it the great power of Yahweh that brought blessing or life to others

through his faithful servants. Since Elisha was dead and there was no question that the power was

Yahwehs, not the prophets. As he was a man of power in life, chapters two through seven,

moving and persuasive even in stories told about him,

Second Kings 8-1-6, so now his awesome powers continue working in death,

confirming the prophet and foreshadowing the victory to come.

The commentary concludes.

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