Elisha got double portion of Elijah’s magic powers so he performed lots of miracles:
He multiplied the small bit of oil so a widow who only had one small jar of oil was able to keep pouring out oil until she had plenty to use and to sell.
He brought a lady’s son back from the dead by laying on him.
He unpoisoned some stew for a prophet’s meeting.
He fed a hundred men with only a few loaves of barley bread.
And, finally, he healed a man named Naaman of leprosy. He was a foreign warrior, but after Elisha healed him, he swore that there is no God in the world but the God of Israel. He tried to reward Elisha with treasure and nice clothes, but Elisha refused. Later his servant ran out and collected a little of that reward for himself, but Elisha knew about it and gave him Naaman’s leprosy.
This particular set of miracles seems awfully familiar. With the exception of that poison stew trick, Jesus is going to do all these things too when He comes. He does them all to a greater degree too. Instead of feeding a hundred, He feeds thousands, and in stead of healing people with rituals and stuff, He does it with just a thought, even Lazarus who was dead for days before healed.
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