Elijah and Elisha, or, Following the Master
This post is based on 2 Kings 2:1-18, and is taken from a longer sermon I wrote. The bible is full of stories. Histories. Stories about people. Some of those stories are about good people, and some are not. Not every action taken by every person in the bible is good, but then, the bible is not just a story book. If we think of it as just a book we grossly undersell it. The bible is the word of God. And there are always layers to his living word. Jesus tells us that the Old Testament points to him. There is so much in this story, and I am sure that the bit I am sharing here is just a part of that. Elijah was the great prophet of God, possibly the greatest prophet who ever lived, one who, along with Moses, appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration and met with Jesus. Elisha was his servant, who also went on to become a great prophet in his own right. The master, and the servant. We are called to serve God. To follow him. To reflect him in our lives. We are the servant. He is the master. A