Poured Water on the Hands
This was a very lowly task, but Elijah being a great prophet taught Elisha on all things from the smallest to the greatest. Poured Water on the Hands An interesting verse is found in II Kings 3:11, "But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not a prophet of the LORD, that we enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah." What does it mean that Elisha poured water on the hands of Elijah? Well, when a man is studying to be a priest in the East, there is an apprenticeship which the student must serve under the supervision of one who is already a priest. Elijah chose Elisha by throwing the mantle over his shoulder and so was responsible for his training. Part of this training included doing all kinds of menial work to teach patience and humility. When Elijah was eating (they eat with their fingers in the East), Elisha had to pour water on Elijah’s hands; this was a very lowly task, but Elijah being a great prophet taught Elisha on all things from the smallest to the greatest. God bless you. Bishop K.C. Pillai, D.D.
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Topic: apprenticeship Format: Verified Digitized Pages: 1 Mantle As a convert to Christianity from Hinduism, Bishop K.C. Pillai came to the Western world on a singular mission: to teach the Eastern culture of the Bible. Although Christianity is generally considered a western religion, the Bible itself was written and set in the Orient, and it must be viewed through the light of that eastern window. The Bible is filled with passages that perplex the Western mind, and yet they were readily understood by the Easterner. When the reader becomes knowledgeable of the oriental idioms, customs, and traditions of the Biblical setting, these Scriptures become clear. God called Bishop K.C. Pillai to reveal these Biblical truths he called Orientalisms. At the time of the Bishop’s early life, his native India had remained an isolated country for thousands of years. Therefore, the customs and manners o