...twelfth : and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran vi after Elijah, and said, " Let me, I pray thee, kiss...said unto him, "Go back again, for what have I done unto thee ?" And he returned back from him, and took the yoke 21 of oxen and slew them', and boiled...

...he instantly follow him ? He left the oxen with which he was plowing, ran after the great prophet, and said, " Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee." Then he arose and went after Elijah and ministered unto him ; and you know, my brethren, that that...

...with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast hie ei back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their fiesh with the instruments...

...syllable of remonstrance regarding his acceptance of the divine call, he prefers the request — " Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee." With similar brevity, without the youth, who by that act is publicly recognised as his successor, and...

...is put over his right shoulder, (and worn like a soldier's bell,) which indicates his office. Elisha o their bed-chambers; Elijah " said unto him, Go back again ; for what have I done to ihee V The answer of Elijah is certainly...

...and to desire their parental blessing. Accordingly, he asks of Elijah a short interval, saying, '' Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee." And here I cannot but remark, how differently the history of Elisha begins from that of Elijah. We saw...

...the prophetic mantle, it was entirely below the mark of a deep-toned and genuine devotedness to say, "Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee." Natural ties are like honey, and we must beware of how much we eat, and when. Was ever filial love...

...before him, and he with the twelfth ; and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. z0And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said,...him, Go back again : for what have I done to thee ? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh...

...under the charge of Elijah he asked the Privilege of going home to bid his ither and mother farewell. "Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother and then I will follow thee." Elisha went back and slew a yoke of oxen, and made a great feast for the people. — probably the laborers...

...Shaphat overtakes him. With a full intelligence of what the throwing of the mantle meant, he exclaims, ' Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee.' And Elijah replies, ' Go back again, for what have I done to thee ?' The spirit of Elisha and the response...