Elisha's Bones Raise a Dead Man
Even after Elisha was dead and buried, a corpse thrown into his tomb touched his bones - and the man came back to life.
After Elisha had died and been buried, a band of Moabite raiders interrupted a funeral, and the men hastily threw the dead body into Elisha's tomb. When the corpse touched the bones of Elisha, the man revived and stood up on his feet. This astonishing post-mortem miracle - the only one of its kind in Scripture - underscored that the power at work in Elisha was God's own, extending even beyond the prophet's death, and it stood as a final testimony to his ministry.
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- Resurrection
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- Old Testament
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- God
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A Dead Man Revived by Elisha's Bones
2 Kings 13:20-21
20nd Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Did You Know?
A dead man revived simply by touching Elisha's bones in the tomb.
It is the only post-mortem miracle in the entire Bible.
The body was hastily thrown in when raiders interrupted a burial.
It showed the power in Elisha was God's, outlasting even the prophet's death.