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How did the dead body of a man revive when it touched the bones of Elisha in his tomb?

2 Kings 13:21

KJV - 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down,
and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

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Tim Maas Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

I would say that this was a supernatural posthumous validation by God of Elisha's status as a true prophet, and particularly with regard to the prophecy that Elisha h

(Also, perhaps, it was to elevate Elisha in the eyes of the people by having an event associated with him (although he had died) that could be seen in the same light

(This also might have been the final part of the fulfillment of Elisha's request of Elijah (just before Elijah was taken to heaven) that Elisha be granted a double po

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Leslie Coutinho

We have only two verses in (2 Kings 13:20-21) for the death and the burial tomb of Elisha. What astounds us today is the lack of faith, we are more of a spectator wai

I believe the anointing Elisha received just by Elijah passing by him and casting his mantle upon him (1 Kings 19:19) and the double portion he received for having th

The revival of the men in the tomb and the witness of the people who were burying in fear as they spied a band of their enemies approaching should have given them the

The anointing Paul carried was of his encounter and his faith in Christ. The presence of the Lord’s Spirit over shadowed him where ever he would go as was with Peter

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