1. Elijah throws a
   matnle on elisha in I Kings 19.
   

   
   

2. 2) Elijah means
   God is Yah and Elisha=god saves/delivers/helps. It is the name of
   Jesus/Joshua with El replacing Yah.

   
   

3. The mantle is a
   symbol of power, just like the rod of Moses or Aaron.

   
   

4. It cannot be an
   accident that Elijah goes to the area where Moses died.

   
   

5. The Jordan acts
   here a boundary./border/liminal place. Where are others?

   
   

6. The double share
   probably is an inheritance image, where the eldest received 2/3. See
   the prodigal story.

   
   

7. Because it seems
   Elijah is assumed into heaven, he became a messianic/end times
   figure. In Jewish lore, there is a place for Elijah at a
   circumcision and at Passover. See Mal. 4 and how the gospels put
   John into an Elijah frame. Note his presence in transfiguration
   accounts. By this time, since Moses was not buried, it was thought
   he could be assumed into heaven as well.
   

   
   

8. This could be a
   god look at grief process. As they go place to place, the reality of
   moving on without Elijah hits Elisha. It is hard to say
   goodbye.tearing garments was a sign of grief. What rituals do we
   have to express grief?

   
   

9. In Hebrew the
   question about the master is more along the lines of your master
   being over you. that we realize is ascent.

   
   

10. What are the good
    and bad things about receiving a matle? Think of following a good or
    poor person in a leadership position.