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# Day 141

# Elijah Soars in a Whirlwind

2 Kings 2:11–12

Tell me, Elisha. What can I do for you before I’m taken?” Elijah asked.

“Please give me a double share of your spirit,” Elisha said.

“That is hard. But if you see me as I’m taken away, it’s yours.”

The two prophets continued walking and talking. Suddenly, a chariot of fire pulled by flaming horses divided them. Elijah soared in a whirlwind into heaven.

Elisha watched, crying out, “Father, Father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” When Elijah was out of sight, Elisha tore his clothes in grief.

Questions: What did Elisha want from Elijah? What did Elisha cry out when Elijah was soaring into heaven?