Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Elijah and Elisha

Name the Major and Minor Prophets Major Prophets: Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Minor Prophets: Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Turn to page 42 Read, “The Prophets Elijah and Elisha.

In groups of two or three, re-enact, depict or otherwise present: Elijah multiplies a meal: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Elijah raises a boy from the dead: 1 Kings 17:17-24 The contest at Mt. Carmel: 1 Kings 18:17-46 Elijah selects Elisha: 1 Kings 19:15-21 Elisha asks for the spirit of Elijah: 2 Kings 2:9 Elijah is taken up: 2 Kings 2:1-15 Elisha multiplies the oil: 2 Kings 4:1-17 Elisha raises a boy from the dead: 2 Kings 4:32-37 Elisha heals a leper: 2 Kings 5:1-16 Elisha’s bones raise a man from the dead: 2 Kings 13:20-21

Pop Quiz 1.For what was Elijah most famous? The contest on Mt. Carmel 2. What miracle happened at Mt. Carmel? God lights Elijah’s fire after he has poured water on it three times. 3. What did Elisha see happen to Elijah? He was carried into the sky on a fiery chariot. 4. What was one of Elisha’s miracles? He multiplied bread for the hungry, raised a boy from the dead and cured a leper. 5. Why are Elijah and Elisha especially important to the Catholic Church?

Carmelites The Carmelites are a very old and special order. Carmelites pray a great deal, keep silence, and practice many penances. They took their name from Mt. Carmel, where Elijah performed a great miracle against the prophets of Ba’al. Then Elijah traveled to Mt. Horeb where he heard God, not in a mighty wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a “still small voice.” In the same way, Carmelites discover God in the silence of contemplative prayer. They seek God on behalf of the whole Church and pray for all of us.