Sep 2, 2009

Elisha's Bones

I just finished reading this book i picked up the other day called Elisha's Bones. It wasn't what I expected, but it was an interesting concept and got me to thinking. There is a story in the Bible about Elisha's bones having the power to resurrect a dead man...Elisha died and was buried.
Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. 21 Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet. The story of this novel revolves around the idea that Elisha's bones still exist and still after all these centuries still hold the power to resurrect the dead.

I got to thinking, if Elisha's bones do still exist were would they be? If people got a hold of them would some use them for evil? Like to resurrect Hitler or good? Is it right to resurrect anyone, I would think that would be playing God, but then why would there be a power like that within the prophet's bones? I know it says a lot about the power of God. The fact that there were something so simple as a prophet's bones that have such power gives the implication that what else is God capable of. What could those of us who aren't prophets be capable of?

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