Elisha
c. 870 BC – c. 800 BC
· Israel
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Elisha (Elizej) was the successor of Elijah, receiving a "double portion" of his spirit. He served as prophet in Israel for about 60 years through the reigns of several kings. He performed twice as many miracles as Elijah — including parting the Jordan, purifying water, multiplying oil, raising the Shunammite's son from death, healing Naaman's leprosy, and making an axe head float. Even his bones raised a dead man (2 Kings 13:21). He had prophetic insight into enemy battle plans and future events.
Syria's Battle Plans Revealed to Israel
845 BC — Dothan
Fulfilled
The king of Aram was enraged because Elisha kept revealing his secret battle plans to the king of Israel. "Will you not tell me which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?" he demanded. "None of us, my lord the king," said one officer. "But Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom." (2 Kings 6:11-12)
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Hazael Will Become King and Devastate Israel
843 BC — Damascus
Fulfilled
Elisha went to Damascus and wept before Hazael, saying: "I know the harm you will do to the Israelites. You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women." Hazael protested: "How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?" Elisha replied: "The Lord has shown me that you will become king of Aram." (2 Kings 8:12-13). Fulfilled precisely.
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Tomorrow Food Will Be Cheap in Samaria
840 BC — Samaria
Fulfilled
During the siege of Samaria when people were starving, Elisha prophesied: "About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria." An officer scoffed: "Even if the Lord opened the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" Elisha replied: "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it." The next day the Arameans fled, leaving abundant food. The scoffing officer was trampled to death at the gate. (2 Kings 7:1-20)
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