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Elijah replies that this is a difficult thing to give. It is not clear why he says this since God has told him to anoint Elisha (1 Kings 19:16)., maybe it is because it is out of Elijah’s hands, but is up to God. Elijah then gives a test.
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Elijah is then suddenly taken away by a chariot of fire. Elisha saw this, thus fulfilling Elijah’s test, then he saw Elijah no more. Elijah’s cloak had fallen from him and Elisha picked it up. With it he strikes the water, and the water divided again, signifying that God was with him. The company of prophets also saw this, so they too knew that Elisha was anointed by God.
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