This book is intended to nourish faith and provoke worship. It really has three audiences in mind - the individual, the Bible study leader or adult Sunday school teacher, and the pastor. It is divided into eleven chapters, after an introductory chapter, each one contains tow or three sections, each section devoted to an event in the life of Elijah or Elisha. The book can be used in the following ways

1. As a guide to devotional reading. Each chapter is kept fairly short, so that i can be read alongside the passages as part of personal worship.

2. As a text for a small-group Bible study. Each chapter ends with a few questions to prompt further reflection and discussion.

3. As a help toward the preparation of sermons. The Old Testament is unbelievably rich and exciting - shouldn't we hear more than this three-fourths of the Scriptures during the worship of the church? Trajectories for applications to our current day are interspersed throughout each section. 

Table of Contents:

1. Christians and the Old Testament

2. The Lord, Our Provider

A. Of Pedigrees and Provisions (1 Kings 17:1-6)

B. Of Famine and Faith (1 Kings 17:7-16)

C. Now I Know (1 Kings 17:17-24)

3. Yahweh Versus Baal: The Ultimate Contest

A. Confrontation and Concealment (1 Kings 18:1-15)

B. Idolatry on Trial (1 Kings 18:16-46)

4. The Further Adventures of Elijah, the Servant of the Lord

A. A Second Moses Visits God’s Mountain (1 Kings 19:1-18)

B. Elijah’s Heir and Successor (1 Kings 19-19-21)

5. Elijah Versus the Kings

A. New Lamps for Old (1 Kings 21)

B. The Sins of the Father (2 Kings 1)

6. Elisha Succeeds Elijah

A. Passing the Mantle (2 Kings 2:1-18)

B. The Sins of the Father (2 Kings 1)

7. Déjà Vu

A. A Prophet’s Poor Widow (2 Kings 4:1-7)

B. A Family at Shunem (2 Kings 4:8-37)

8. More Miracles

A. Two Meals (2 Kings 4:38-44)

B. A Bath for Naaman (2 Kings 5)

9. God in the Little and the Big Things

A. The Floating Axhead (2 Kings 6:1-7)

B. Open Our Eyes, Lord (2 Kings 6:8-23)

10. The Power of God and the Power of the Prophet

A. A Siege and a Son (2 Kings 6:24-7:2

B. The Plight of the Homeless (2 Kings 8:1-6)

11. The Death of Elisha

A. Arrows and Errors (2 Kings 13:10-19)

B. Can These Bones Live? (2 Kings 13:20-21)

About the Author 

Raymond B. Dillard was Professor of Old Testament of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary until his death in 1993. 

Endorsements 

"At last a series on the Old Testament designed to provide reliable exposition, biblical theology, and a focus on Christ. These books should be like manna in the desert to pastors, preachers, teachers, and many individual Christians who struggle to come to terms with how to read the Old Testament." - Sinclair B. Ferguson

"Christian readers will be delighted to find in this book just the help they need. Few writers combine scholarly expertise and theological good judgement as the late Ray Dillard did...highly recommended for anyone who wishes to understand Old Testament narrative." - Moises Sillva