SUMMARY
The ElishaMiracle working prophet who succeeded Elijah. cycle of narratives continues the battle against Baal begun in the ElijahA miracle working Israelite prophet who opposed worship of Baal. cycle (1 Kings 17-19).
ANALYSIS
Elisha takes up the mantle of Elijah and continues his ministry with numerous demonstrations of the effectiveness of the prophetic word in every aspect of life, including dealing with poverty (2 Kings 4:1-7), feeding the hungry (4:38-44; 6:24-7:20), healing an enemy general (5:1-27), floating an ax head (6:1-7), providing military victory (6:8-23), restoring a widow’s property (8:1-6), and even raising a dead child (4:8-37).
