Elisha

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ELISHA
Encountering the messenger of salvation
By Jim Winter
Day One. 104 pages. £5.00
ISBN 978-1-84625-113-9

This book is a delight. It is thoroughly biblical and, once started, will be eagerly read by those who want to know the Bible better and it would be an asset to any church library. The author shows God’s dealings with Elisha and the nation of Israel. The author draws parallels with the saving work of Jesus and asks key questions that every believer must answer and apply to be a fruitful servant of our God and Saviour.

The style is easy to read with short paragraphs and the book’s 11 chapters make it a valuable Bible study aid for ordinary Christians, and an excellent overview for preachers, and Sunday school and Bible club teachers. The historical background is there, plus two sections for further study, one on other Bible passages and the other giving thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter.

Seekers after truth will find this book helpful. It shows where and why Elisha appears in God’s plan for Israel. It illustrates the character of God and shows the nature of the Christian life through the life of this true man of God.

The author has used a variety of illustrations to make Elisha accessible to us. He brings out guiding principles without a hint of legalism. His very practical applications are often contained in questions.

This is the first in the series that I have read and I pray that the others will be as useful.

David Gilbert,
elder, evangelical church, Helston, Cornwall

© Evangelicals Now - June 2008
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Main Articles

• Uganda cries for justice
• The Commentary
  Trustworthy Scripture
• 'Of course, no one is really gay'
  The Rev. Peter Ould shares his experience
• Drifting away from church?
  A temptation for singles
• Learning to plant churches for the 21st century
• Without a shepherd
  Some suggestions for churches without a pastor
• 'Hear O earth': 50 years of GBM radio
• Did you hear the one about...?
  Chris Idle asks when banter becomes bullying
• Edith Margaret Clarkson, 1915-2008
  Obituary
• Is it smart to forget God's wrath?
• To Excel as women
  London Women's Convention relocates
• Monthly arts and media column
  'You're fired!' - the successes and failures of BBC2's The Apprentice
• Monthly youth leaders column
  God's people - back up
• Letter from America
  'Are we nearly there yet?'
• The Music Exchange
  Singing a bit sad?
• The Third Degree
  Freshers - student link up

Other articles

• Promised land
• Three and out
• Reading the Bible and Praying in Public
• Shelf life - Looking at secular books
• The divine spiration of Scripture - Challenging evangelical perspectives
• Engaging with Barth - Contemporary evangelical critiques
• One step beyond - One man's journey from near death to new life
• The reason for God - Belief in an age of skepticism
• The evangelical universalist - The biblical hope that God's love will save us all
• Growing up... Growing wise @ home
• The quest for true tolerance - Searching for a tolerance that dos not make society sick
• Tolerance and Truth - The spirit of the age or the Spirit of God?
• You'll go to London - The autobiography of Lionel Ball
• Rainbows and promises
• Is that you Lord? - Hearing the voice of the Lord
• Foundations of the Christian faith
• Don't panic - The ultimate exam survival kit
• Leviticus
• Praying the Psalms - Engaging Scripture and the life of the Spirit
• Elisha - Encountering the messenger of salvation
• Nahum and Obadiah
• What are we waiting for? - Christian hope and contemporary culture
• Doing the right thing - 10 issues on which Christians have to take a stand
• Economic parables - The monetary teachings of Jesus Christ
• Beyond the edge - One woman's journey out of post-natal depression and anxiety
• Rediscovering Paul - An introduction to his world, letters and theology
• A thorn in the flesh - Finding strength and hope amid suffering