And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
What does 1 Kings 19:21 mean?
Elijah found Elisha by Divine direction, not in the schools of the prophets, but in the field; not reading, or praying, or sacrificing, but ploughing. Idleness is no man's honour, nor is husbandry any man's disgrace.
Key themes
WisdomJustice and mercyTempleIdolatry
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Keep this verse inside 1 Kings 19:19-21 and alongside a few nearby related passages.