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1 | Anoint? | 2 Kin 2:9 | Searcher56 | 33778 | ||
The double portion always means 2x. Read my "Word study ... Spirit (Ruwach)" post. |
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2 | Anoint? | 2 Kin 2:9 | charis | 33779 | ||
Dear Searcher, Greetings in the name of Jesus! I quote from Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary: This request was not, as is commonly supposed, for the power of working miracles exceeding the magnitude and number of his master's, nor does it mean a higher endowment of the prophetic spirit; for Elisha was neither superior to, nor perhaps equally great with, his predecessor. But the phrase, "a double portion," was applied to the first-born [Deu 21:17], and therefore Elisha's request was, simply, to be heir to the prophetic office and gifts of his master. (end quote) Brother, I find it hard to believe that this whole thing, calling me a 'Scripture-twister' and all that was simply to prove your point about the semantic difference between the the 'anointment' in 1 Kings 19 (i.e. the pouring of oil on the head by God's representative) and my use of the word 'anointing' as in 'endowed with gifts from God.' As far as I am concerned, you win the legal battle, and gain the crown of triviality. :-) Many, many blessings to you in the abundant life that our Lord gives. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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3 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | 10ECPreacher | 33789 | ||
Greetings in Christ Jesus, charis et al. Somewhere back down the line many years ago I came across the following definition of the "double portion". (If this has already been discussed in this thread I apologize for the redundancy of my post.) The "double portion" indeed was the inheritance of the first-born. But it was not twice the possessions of the father (this would be impossible--nobody can give away more than they actually possess); rather, it was two-thirds of the total inheritance. Now, if we take a "whole" and divide it into three parts, the one that gets two-thirds of the whole is considered to have received the "double portion", because in fact he has received twice the amount of the remainder of the inheritance. When I was a child I remember hearing men say that Elisha performed twice as many major miracles as Elijah because he received a "double portion" of his spirit. I think such reasoning is very superficial. I do not believe Elisha had "twice" the anointing of Elijah, nor do I believe he only had two-thirds of the anointing of Elijah. I believe Elisha asked for and received the inheritance of the first-born; i.e., even though he was not the literal son of Elijah, he became his spiritual successor--just as a literal first-born son would become the natural successor to his father. Oh well, this is just my 2 cents' worth--which is a double portion of one-third of three. :) Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |
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4 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | Mommapbs | 33838 | ||
Greetings Tennessee Preacher! After reading your post I was reminded about something I learned from Tim Keller (NYC Pastor) about the inheritance in the story of the Prodigal Son. The father divided his estate between the two sons (the older son got the two thirds and the prodigal got the reamining third). Since the father's estate had been distributed and the younger son squandered all of his inheritance, from whose portion did the father obtain the ring, the robe and the fatted calf? Remember that the Father said, "All that I have is YOURS!" So all those things to celebrate the younger brother's return really belonged to the older son! Just a little food for thought. I'm so thankful that Jesus, our "older brother" freely gives all that He has to celebrate us "prodigals!" Blessings, Mommapbs |
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