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The Chariot of Israel: Britain, America and the State of Israel is a 1981 book by the British politician and former Prime Minister Harold Wilson about the relationship and foreign policy of the United Kingdom and the United States towards Israel.
- Harold Wilson
- United Kingdom
- 1981
- English
The phrase measures military power by the number of chariots and horsemen. The phrase used by both Elisha and Jehoash is referring in both cases, as others have noted, to the invisible army of God, which far outnumbers any earthly military, and to its earthly representative, first Elijah, then Elisha.
- This is indeed a fascinating and cryptic statement... As was pointed out in a comment on the question, this phrase actually occurs twice: earlier,...
- Clarke seems to have a good quote to borrow on the matter. According to him the Chaldee translates 2 Kings 2:12 (where Elisha uses the same phrase...
- I believe that the prophets were surrounded by a spiritual army. Yes the prophets are a representation of God's military strength on the side of th...
- Yes, it is a kind of petition. Before Elijah was to be taken to heaven, he quieted everyone who spoke aloud of the matter and also tried to get rid...
- Because of Jehoahaz's sins, God gave Israel into the hands of Hazael king of Aram, and his son Ben-hadad, though Jehoahaz " ... entreated the favor...
- It can also be translated, "Israel's chariot and horseman !" (i.e. singular, as the LXX translates it also) metaphorically calling Elisha the on...
- Saint Gregory Palamas presented the consensus of the [orthodox] fathers formed by that time (14 century) that these words (when uttered during the...
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- Chariots and horsemen is a figurative term. The Bible says that by faith we understand that the world was framed by the Word of God so that the thi...
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that ...
The chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof; i.e. the best earthly defense of Israel. "In losing thee," he means, "we lose our great protector - him that is more to us than chariots and horsemen - the strength of Israel, against both domestic and foreign foes."
The chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof; i.e. the best earthly defense of Israel. "In losing thee," he means, "we lose our great protector - him that is more to us than chariots and horsemen - the strength of Israel, against both domestic and foreign foes."
Weingart: “Chariot of Israel and Its Horses!” (2 Kings 2:12 // 13:14) 259 1. Elisha’s perseverance and loyalty enable him to witness Elijah’s last miracle, the dividing of the Jordan,5 and his ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire. 2. Elisha inherits two-thirds of Elijah’s spirit, which corresponds, according
My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen: With these words Elisha recognized the true strength of Israel. “Elisha saw that the strength of Israel had been that of the presence of the prophet of God.
