Ahaziah, Ahab's son, shows little regard for God or His commands. He is judged quite severely for his disobedience. As he had no heir, another man - Jehoram - was made king of the northern kingdom of Israel. Once again, God had kept His promises.
The prophet Elijah reaches the end of his life and his legacy is passed on to and continued by Elisha. Elisha is empowered by God to do mighty actions verifying that God's presence rests upon him.;
Meanwhile, Jehoram is not faring any better than his predecessors to the throne. He walks in evil ways. He made an alliance with Jehoshaphat (king of Judah) to wage war against Moab (a nation to the south). Elisha, for the sake of Jehoshaphat, gives the alliance a winning strategy that totally crushes the army of Moab.
Elisha continues demonstrating God's power to those in need of encouragement and assistance. He aids a widow by increasing her oil supply, raises the deceased son of a couple from Shunem, protects a group of prophets from injurious stew and feeds one hundred men with 20 loaves of bread. God was still at work among His people!
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