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Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.
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The Mantle as a Symbol
Commentators explain that Elijah's mantle was a hairy garment, a distinct symbol of his prophetic office. The act of striking the water was a symbolic action, similar to Moses' staff, where a physical object became a channel for God's invisible power, activated by faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They were divided ... - The attestation to Elijah’s divine mission, provided by this miracle, would tend to place him on par in the minds of…
19th Century
Anglican
His mantle. —This refers to the hairy ’addèreth, which characterized him as a prophet. According to Zechariah 13:4, this …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together Folded it up close together, in a position to smite with it; thi…
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The Lord had let Elijah know that his time was at hand. He therefore went to the different schools of the prophets to give them his last exhortatio…
