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1 | 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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2 | Double portion is really only two-thirds | 2 Kin 2:9 | tuli | 33839 | ||
Hey Preacher, I have tried to look for the passage that talks about Reuben not getting the due of the firstborn. I believe he lost it to Joseph, thereby Joseph attaining a double portion, that is, the two sons he had both inherited. In lieu of that, I think a double portion is twice that anyone else receives. In the case of Elijah and Elisha, I doubt it was up to Elijah to give that portion because of his reply to Elisha. I figure that will be my two mites. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. |
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