A Bible study from Vince Baker Ministries, informed by Mantle of Elijah by Vince Baker and Sergie Atams.
Read the Scriptures
Why counts differ
A list may count prophecies, answered prayers, reversals of a sign, or only extraordinary acts. The story of the man revived after touching Elisha’s bones is sometimes included in the total, although it occurs after Elisha’s death. Other lists count a sequence such as the blindness and restored sight at Dothan as one event. State your counting rules before comparing totals.
Where Kings places the emphasis
The prophets recognize Elisha immediately after the Jordan crossing, long before readers could tally the later episodes. For an overview of his ministry, sort the stories by whom they help: a household, a community, a foreign commander, or a nation in conflict. That exercise shows the range of the work described as well as its continuity with Elijah.
