Bible Questions # 751-759
By Joyce Webb 2012
II Kings 2: 1
751. Vs. 1 It seems that Elijah and Elisha knew that God would take Elijah to heaven soon. Elisha was learning to be a prophet/preacher. Elijah was the older prophet/preacher.
Vs. 2 Elijah tried to get Elisha to stay behind—-while Elijah went to Bethel, but Elisha said, “No I am going with you.”
Vs. 3 At Bethel there was a group of young prophets/preachers. They seemed to know in their spirit that God was going to take Elijah home to heaven. When did they say it would happen? ___________________
752. Vs. 4 Elijah tried to get Elisha to stay in Bethel while he went to _______________
But Elisha said___________________________________________________________.
At Jericho, the group of prophets/preachers also said that God would take Elijah to heaven.
753. Next, Elijah went to _______________________________. Elisha went with him.
The group of prophet/preachers stood off away from the two men. Elijah and Elisha
were near the river Jordon. Vs. 8 Elijah took off his __________________________
and hit the water with it. What happened to the water? ___________________________________________________________________
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(Like what happened at the Red Sea with Moses.)
754. Vs. 9 The two men went over the river. Elijah said to Elisha “Ask me what ever you want me to do.
What did Elisha ask for? ______________________________________________
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755. Vs. 10 Elijah said, “If you __________________me, when I am _____________________ you will get what you asked for.”
756. Vs. 11 As the two men walked along the river and talked—-they saw ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Elijah went up in _________________________________________________
757. Vs. 12 Elisha saw it. He watched until Elijah was gone. Vs. 13 Then he picked up Elijah’s _______________________ and he went back to the river and ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
758. What happened to the water?____________________________________________
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759. Vs. 15 The young prophets/preachers were watching. What did they say about Elisha? _______________________________________________________________
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(The Bible does not tell this——but if you count up the miracles that Elisha did and the miracles that Elijah did—–you will see that Elisha did twice as many miracles. Elisha truly was given a “double portion” or a double part.)