Elisha: The Miracle Prophet
Overview
Miracles were a hallmark of Elisha's ministry. People from all strata of society benefited from his ministry, which was done in times of great apostasy. As Butler writes: "So it is possible to live faithfully for God and do great things for God even when times are bad—Elisha's life proves that fact well." Butler examines Elisha in the following chapters:
- The Call
- The Commitment
- The Commencement
- The Curing
- The Cursing
- The Conquest
- The Cruet
- The Chamber
- The Child
- The Caldron
- The Contribution
- The Captain
- The Coveter
- The Chopper
- The Conspiracies
- The Calamity
- The Coincidence
- The Cutthroat
- The Coronation
- The Challenge
- The Cemetery
Product Details
- Title: Elisha: The Miracle Prophet
- Author: John G. Butler
- Series: Bible Biography Series
- Publisher: LBC Publications
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 338
About John G. Butler
John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.
Top Highlights
“Trouble seldom comes in the singular case. It is seldom like a lone sniper, but it is more like a platoon of soldiers all firing at the same time at the victim.” (Page 108)
“The amount of borrowing. She was to ‘borrow not a few’ and from ‘all’ her neighbors. It would be a test to borrow, another test to borrow from her neighbors, but still another test to borrow every vessel she could possibly borrow. Little faith would question if the neighbors would lend even a few vessels, let alone many; and it would be content to get just a few vessels from a few neighbors and then run home before those or other neighbors got too inquisitive and started to mock and scorn. But great faith will do all that is commanded to do and will ask for all the vessels it can from ‘all’ its neighbors.” (Pages 115–116)
“These questions were to further inventory her situation and needs and to see what assistance she herself could give to help her situation. ‘Instead of volunteering to give her aid at once, as most persons would have done, carried away by an overpowering impulse of compassion at the recital of the tale of sorrow; like a wise and judicious friend, he inquires how far she herself has the power to avert the threatened calamity … His assistance must be based upon her own assistance. He will help her to help herself.” (Pages 113–114)
“Except for Moses, no other prophet in the Old Testament is so associated with miracles” (Page 9)
“God does not call idle men to His work. The ministry is no place for sluggards. The ministry is hard work; therefore, one needs to be very industrious if he is going to fulfill his calling in the ministry. Those who do not evidence much industriousness in their manner of life will be poor candidates for the work of the Lord.” (Page 14)
- Title: Elisha: The Miracle Prophet
- Author: John G. Butler
- Series: Bible Biography Series
- Volume: Number Four
- Publisher: LBC Publications
- Print Publication Date: 1994
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Elisha (Biblical prophet)
- ISBNs: 9781889773049, 1889773042
- Resource ID: LLS:BBS4ELISHA
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:36:22Z