Next to Moses, Elijah was the greatest prophet of the Old Testament. He called down fire from heaven and never tasted death. And when it was time for him to choose a successor, Elijah selected an unknown person – Elisha – with no obvious qualifications to take up his mantle.
Not only did this unknown prophet succeed Elijah, but he had the audacity to ask God for a double portion of the anointing on Elijah’s life – and God granted his request! But what did that mean? What does this request teach us about the person of Elisha? Why would God allow this unqualified person to perform double the number of Elijah’s miracles? Maybe it all points to what God wants to do in our lives.
With wisdom and practical application, respected author R.T. Kendall examines the triumphs and failings of the prophet Elisha, showing us what happened to the man who dared to ask God for more – and what God can do through any ordinary person who allows the Spirit of God to make him great!
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Jim Critcher
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Calling of Elisha
Chapter 2: When God Shows Up
Chapter 3: When God Seems to Make No Sense
Chapter 4: God’s Overruling Grace
Chapter 5: When the Answer Is Right Under Your Nose
Chapter 6: When God Chooses to Spoil Us
Chapter 7: When Bad Things Happen to Godly People
Chapter 8: Death in the Pot
Chapter 9: The New and Different
Chapter 10: If Only
Chapter 11: Strange Wisdom
Chapter 12: Sheer Gratitude
Chapter 13: The Honor of God
Chapter 14: A Strange Miracle
Chapter 15: When God is on Your Side
Chapter 16: Trying to Outguess God
Chapter 17: Inside Information
Chapter 18: A Prophet’s Pain
Chapter 19: Obedience in Small Things
Chapter 20: A Prophet’s Legacy
Notes
About the Author:
R. T. Kendall was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London for twenty-five years. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, he was educated at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv) and Oxford University (DPhil). Kendall is the author of numerous books including Total Forgiveness, More of God, Word and Spirit, and We’ve Never Been This Way Before.
