Double Blessing Part 5

4. A place of division

Finally they came to the Jordan River. Once again Elijah asked Elisha to remain behind and once again Elisha refused. The Jordan was the great divide. It had originally separated the Israelites under Moses from the Promised Land. Now it was going to separate Elijah from the land. Elisha knew that God’s blessing was on Elijah and he did not want to be separated from that that blessing. As they came to the river Elijah took his mantel and struck the water. Just as in Joshua’s day the water was divided allowing the two men to cross over on dry ground. I wonder if they crossed where Joshua had crossed. I wonder if the pile of stones was still on the river bank. I wonder if there was a pile of stones in the river bed.