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2 Kings 2:14

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 2:14

Verse 14 of 25

Scripture focus

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where [is] the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

2 Kings 2:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 2:14

Theological / Devotional

Where is the Lord God of Elijah? The question does not seem to have been one of doubt or of imperfect faith. Elisha, by smiting the waters with the mantle of Elijah, had shown himself to be a man of faith and of action. As God’s power had rested upon his predecessor, so now Elisha trusted that it would rest upon him. What God had done for Elijah, Elisha now expected God to do for him. The question was probably in the nature of a prayer and a call upon God to reveal Himself rather than in the nature of a query as to what God would or would not do.

Elisha went over. In faith Elisha had called upon God, and the Lord had honored his faith. God has performed many miracles of grace for those servants of His who have moved forward in faith and in response to the divine call. Difficulties are not barriers but opportunities to men of faith and courage.

By SdaBc