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Elisha animated the war with the true and loving God, who can answer
Assyrians. When he saw the number our prayers by any means. The whole
of the army of the Assyrians, he knew story of Elijah calls us to the reality that
that because of their power, they could there is no other true God in the world
not do anything. Thus, he decided at except Yahweh, the God of Israel. It
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the right time to ask God to blind them, calls us to adore the true God and leave
and he brought them to Samaria and the man-made gods.
asked them to open their eyes. When the
king of Samaria wanted to slay the war From both Elijah and Elisha, we see
captives, Elisha forbade him from doing their concern and love for the poor, the
so (2 Kings 6:17-20). widows of their times, and the other
suffering people. They call on us to
Lessons from the stories of Elijah and identify ourselves with the poor, the
Elisha downtrodden and the marginalised

The stories of Elijah and Elisha people.
encourage us to speak and stand firm
for the word of the Lord without fear Leaving the way of God is choosing
and trouble from someone’s status, death, both spiritually and physically.
power and prosperity. Though this may For example, choosing prostitution as a
bring us troubles, we should not fear way of life may lead to acquiring HIV/
them as they are as important as Baal. AIDS, which causes death of the people.
They cannot be compared to Yahweh,

our Lord, who listens and supports Activity 3.3
his messengers whom he sends as he 1. Visit a library or search the internet
listened to the prayer of prophet Elijah for how Prophet Elisha’s ministry
and stood by him at Mount Carmel. has influenced the life of modern
religious leaders in Tanzania.
God has a purpose with us all and
has a unique role in our fields and his 2. Research the goodness of the
service. We should not fear carrying and continuation of good works of our
sending his message to his people. The forerunner, former President of the
two prophets drive us near to the people Republic of Tanzania Mwl. Julius
to direct them to repentance and the Nyerere, in the development of our
observation of God’s law. nation.

Elijah teaches us to distinguish between
Yahweh and Baal, letting us know the
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