2 Kings 13:20

A POSTHUMOUS MIRACLE - A RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD

"And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man,, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet."

This is undoubtedly one of the greatest wonders of the O.T., but it is not an inappropriate thing that is thus attributed to the bones of that most remarkable prophet.

Many have discussed the kind of tomb in which Elisha had probably been buried. It appears to have been a rather large tomb cut into a rock, entered horizontally, and closed with a large stone rolled against the opening. Such burial places were easily opened merely by rolling aside the stone shutter. That is why Pilate sealed the grave of Jesus which was a similar burial place. At any rate, when that ancient burial party saw the marauding Moabites, they opened the first tomb they came to and thrust the body of the dead man inside. That happened to be the tomb of Elisha with the result here recorded.

There is little wonder that, "The Jews regarded this miracle as the greatest glory of Elisha."[22]