What prophet received a double portion of God's anointing?
2007-12-14 08:24:58 · 15 answers · asked by butterfly 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
2Ki 2:9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
2Ki 2:10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if thou see me [when I am] taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so].
2Ki 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
2Ki 2:12 And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
2Ki 2:13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
2Ki 2:14 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.
2Ki 2:15 And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
This REQUEST of Elisha is linked with, or alludes to:
Deu 21:17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.
Elisha considered himself the first-born of Eliyah.
2007-12-14 08:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elisha
2007-12-14 18:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by allan b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elisha
2007-12-14 16:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elisha
2007-12-14 16:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by Thrice Blessed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph Smith.
2007-12-15 09:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by Sir Michael L. Foley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elisha?
2007-12-14 16:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Elisha. Something about Elijah giving him his mantle. I guess the mantle was "annointed" or something. If someone gave me a sticky mantle, I'd throw it away. Yuck.
2007-12-14 17:56:04 · answer #7 · answered by Jonathan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a Non Prophet organization.
2007-12-14 16:28:19 · answer #8 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mohamed
he also had double wives and double seizures like bible prophets
should we christians also copy OT prophets with many wives, etc?
2007-12-14 16:28:06 · answer #9 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I could do with a "double portion" of some annointing right now... kashklfjHSFKLJshdfkljhsdf....
2007-12-14 16:27:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ana 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋