The mantle of Elijah. —See 2 Kings 2:8, and compare 1 Kings 19:19. The badge of the prophet’s office was n…

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him

Which he had now no further need of, and Elisha had, havin…

Elijah left his mantle to Elisha. This was a sign of the Spirit's descent upon him, and it was more valuable than if he had left him thousands of g…