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Journaling the Journey: Part CXXXVII
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Feb 29, 2024
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So Elijah departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. I Kings 19:19
So Elijah departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. I Kings 19:19
This is another type and shadow of a Spirit filled believer and a picture of God's church. Elijah is passing his anointing on to Elisha just as Jesus sent His anointing at Pentecost. Elijah's mantle represents the anointing of Holy Spirit!
The twelve yoke of oxen represent the twelve apostles of the future church and when Elisha slaughtered them it represented their selling out to follow Jesus! Elisha was now a type of Jesus and what we as believers can be when we trust in the Lord and follow Him! This is our destiny in Christ, to walk as He walked and to fulfill His vision for His church!
Because he had received the anointing sent by Elijah, he also saw great signs and wonders throughout his amazing life, and he would soon see Elijah taken up into Heaven in a chariot of fire!
So Elisha turned back and took the yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen's equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah and became his servant. I Kings 19:21
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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