A Bible study from Vince Baker Ministries, informed by Mantle of Elijah by Vince Baker and Sergie Atams.
Read the Scriptures
What happens after the departure
The story gives almost as much attention to the return journey as to the ascent. Elisha takes up the cloak, crosses the river, and tells the prophets their proposed search is unnecessary. The search party spends three days looking for Elijah and returns empty-handed. That ending directs the reader toward the work now entrusted to Elisha.
Compare Elijah with Enoch carefully
Genesis says God took Enoch, and Hebrews says he did not see death. The accounts share the extraordinary fact of being taken by God. Elijah’s narrative also emphasizes a witness, the mantle, and the succession. Later, Elijah appears with Moses at the Transfiguration. Matthew directs the disciples’ attention to the Father’s words concerning Jesus.
