Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, December 6, 2020

It was over, but it wasn’t over. 

Today Pastor Michael wraps up the long running series on Elijah and Elisha.  This series started in August and we’re in December so it’s been a prolific study.  This is a story that takes place after Elisha has died and his story appears finished but there is one more scene that tells us it has a better ending than we even thought.  After being attacked by the Moabites, the Israelites were burying a man and saw the raiders and through him in Elisha’s tomb: he touched Elisha’s bones and was revived.

Elisha in this story had a power that extended beyond his mortal death.  By the death of Elisha, another was brought to life.  The dead man wasn’t raised to life by any of his own efforts.  All of these point to the Old Testament showing Jesus through clues and similarities.  These connections are parallels between Elisha and Jesus, all messages that point back to the fact that God is there and God cares. 

Today’s bible verses are found in 2 Kings 13: 20-21.