Eliyahu and Elisha On Their Way to the Jordan River
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu's recurring "rejection" of Elisha in our chapter carries the distant echo of his rejection of him in their initial meeting. In this story they...
Eliyahu's Journey to His Place of Ascent (IV)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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the second part of the "three and four" model serves as a framework for a description of the change in the attitude of the apprentice prophets towards...
Eliyahu's Journey to His Place of Ascent (III)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The Bnei Ha’Nevi’im, who know of Eliyahu’s imminent departure, attempt to draw close to this mysterious event in different ways - dialogue with Elisha and...
Eliyahu's Journey to His Place of Ascent (II)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Eliyahu is commanded to pass through Beit El and Yeriho in order to part from the Bnei Ha’Nevi’im. The reader, Elisha and the Bnei Ha’Nevi’im know that...
Eliyahu's Journey to His Place of Ascent (I)
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Gilgal mentioned in this story does not seem to correspond with other places with the same name mentioned in the Tanakh. It appears to be North of Beit El...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The chapter divides into two sections: Elisha accompanies Eliyahu to his eventual ascent in a storm to heaven, and Elisha’s assumption of the role as...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The story of Eliyahu ascending to the heavens in a storm does not end when Eliyahu ascends, nor when it is conclusive that he is gone. Rather, the unit...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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As in many other biblical narratives where God's word stands the test of prevailing over its opponents, here too the root d-b-r appears as the key word in...
The Structure of the Story
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The structure of the story sheds an additional light on the story. The subject of our story is the victory of God's word and the victory of its bearer...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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In this story those whose ascent was positive, merit also to come down. Those whose ascent was bound up with sin (Ahazya and the first two captains) do...
