1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 Kings 19:19 he departed from there and found Elisha. Has Elijah regained his faith as a result of his trip to Mount Horeb? The closing verses of ch. 1 Kings 19:1 suggest not. There is no mention here or later of Elijah’s ever even trying to meet Hazael and Jehu (see vv. 1 Kings 19:15). One never reads of Elijah anointing Hazael. Later, Elisha will arrange the anointing of Jehu (2 Kings 9:1). There is no mention of Elijah anointing Elisha as his prophetic successor; he merely enlists him as his assistant (1 Kings 19:21). Yet the very names of the two prophets indicate the way God’s plan is unfolding. “Elijah” means “the LORD, he is God,” and Elijah has demonstrated that truth (1 Kings 18:39). “Elisha” means “God saves.”

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