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Their wonder and sorrow, Elisha's immediate exercise of his new power, the prophets' immediate transference of their allegiance to their new head, show that on both sides it was felt that they had no part in the event beyond that of awe-struck beholders. No light streamed from it on their own future.
Pilgrims sometimes knock at Elisha's door. Sons of the prophets from the college on Mount Ephraim often come to see the master. There were two last week, or was it the week before? Without doubt we shall have others soon, for they like to talk to the master. They are miserably poor like ourselves, but they have good appetites. Naaman would be delighted to leave something for them.
Never since her education had been taken in hand by the occupants of Dolittle Cottage, had she darkened its doors. But now she came smiling, and with an evident determination to regard bygones as bygones. For when she had expatiated at some length on the effect of Elisha's harrowing news upon her nerves, and had repeated in great detail what she had said to Mr. Snooks, and what Mr.
I cannot doubt about the point which should be put most prominently. Wilberforce's most conspicuous characteristic was his vivid apprehension of the Spiritual World. His eyes, like Elisha's, were always open to see "the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire." Incorporeal presences were to him at least as real as those which are embodied in flesh and blood.
Simple Simon, 40 to 5. Thank you, sir." Out in the paddock Old Man Curry rubbed the red flannel bandage on Elisha's leg, stopping now and then to answer questions. "Eh? Yes, been a little lame. Will he last? Well, it's this way; you can't never tell. If it comes back on him no, I didn't warm him up. Why not? That's my business, young man."
This was the natural outcome of all their sin and folly, of which we have been reading for the last few Sundays. Elijah's warnings had been in vain, and Elisha's warnings also. They liked, at heart, Ahab's and Jezebel's idolatries better than they did the worship of the true God. And why?
The search after Elijah, insisted on by the sons of the prophets, is of importance only as showing their low thoughts and Elisha's gentle spirit. He is their head, but he holds the reins loosely. Fancy anybody 'urging' Elijah 'till he was ashamed'! The shame would very soon have mantled the cheek of the urger.
It was his mission, and also Elisha's, to destroy the worship of Baal and punish the apostate kings who had introduced it. He was the messenger and instrument of Jehovah to remove idolatry, not to predict the future destiny of his nation.
Alfred sank his head; his reply was barely audible, "She has said no more than the truth." "Then," said Elisha, taking her hand, "I accept you, Mary Barton, and acknowledge your place in our family." Elisha's wife followed, and embraced her with many tears, and lastly Ann, who hung totteringly upon her shoulder as she cried, "Indeed, Mary, indeed I always liked you; I never wished you any harm!"
I took hold of the handles of 'Bije's affairs, and, though it might be pleasanter to drop 'em, I can't or I won't." "Then you're leaving your nephew and niece doesn't mean that you've given up the guardianship?" Captain Elisha's jaw set squarely. "I don't remember sayin' that it did," he answered, with decision.
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