1. Elijah precedes Elijah - John, Jesus
2. The similarity of names - Elisha 'God saves'; Jesus 'Yahweh saves'
3. Elisha is greater than Elijah; Jesus is greater than John the Baptist
4. Both are miracle workers
5. Two parallel miracles: (1) multiplication of loaves; (2) raising of widow's son - identical location
6. Both disturb the politics of their day
7. The ministry of Elijah and John is a ministry of reform and revival; the ministry of Elijah and of Jesus is a ministry of power and presence - the kingdom of God is at hand
8. Both Elisha and Jesus are identified with the North of Israel - Jesus to Nazareth and Elisha as the prophet to the Northern kingdom
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