There Is a Prophet in Israel

Come, Follow Me Conversations | Elijah with Dr. Kristine Garroway

Kristine Garroway, Jared Ludlow

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation Podcast (Jun. 2022)

A discussion of Elijah from a Latter-day Saint and a Jewish perspective. 57 minutes.

Elisha and the Children: The Question of Accepting Prophetic Succession

Fred E. Woods

BYU Studies 32, no. 3 (1992)

The youths who taunted Elisha (2 Kings 2) were probably not small children but were teenagers or near twenty years old; the name “Baldhead” may well indicate that the youths were calling Elisha a usurper of prophetic authority. Such a charge needed to be met with serious consequences, and they incurred the vengeance of God.

Elijah and Elisha: Foreshadowing the Latter-day Work

Lenet Hadley Read

Ensign 18, no. 3 (Mar. 1988)

The lives of Elijah and Elisha have many parallels with Christ’s life and ministry.

Elijah and Elisha: Foreshadowing the Latter-day Work

Lenet Hadley Read

Ensign 18, no. 3 (Mar. 1988)

The lives of Elijah and Elisha have many parallels with Christ’s life and ministry.

Naaman and Gehazi: A Contrast in Obedience

Ralph W. Hardy Jr.

Ensign 32, no. 7 (Aug. 2002)

Naaman was a powerful leader, and Gehazi was Elisha’s trusted servant. When Naaman was cleansed from leprosy, after initially resisting instructions, he wanted to reward Elisha, but Elisha refused. Gehazi later returned to Naaman and asked for money and clothing to help others, but he kept it for himself. Both men learned that strict obedience to the Lord is the only way.

Naaman, Baptism, and Cleansing

Travis T. Anderson

Ensign 24, no. 1 (Jan. 1994)

The story of Naaman the leper (2 Kings 5) stands as a type and shadow of cleansing power of repentance and baptism. Note that, in Old Testament culture, if leprosy went into remission, the leper was considered cleansed, not healed.

Some Great Thing

James E. Faust

Ensign 31, no. 11 (Nov. 2001)

The story of Naaman is an example to us to be diligent in small, daily obligations.

Five Empires of the Ancient Near East: A Historical Backdrop of 1 Kings to Matthew

John A. Tvedtnes

Ensign 12, no. 4 (Apr. 1982)

The book of 2 Kings covers the kingdom of Judah’s interaction with neighboring kingdoms. This short article provides maps and an overview of the changing empires of the region.