Elijah called fire from heaven. Elisha raised the dead, healed a leper, and made iron float. Two of the most dramatic prophets in all of Scripture — and one of the most electrifying stories in the entire Old Testament. How well do you know their lives?
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Elijah and Elisha are among the most dramatic figures in the entire Old Testament. Elijah appears without introduction in 1 Kings 17, announces a three-year drought to the face of King Ahab, is fed by ravens, raises a widow's son, calls fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, outruns a chariot, and is eventually swept to heaven in a whirlwind without dying. Elisha takes up his mantle and performs twice as many recorded miracles.
Our 30 questions cover both prophets' full stories — from Elijah's sudden appearance to his departure in a chariot of fire, and from Elisha's request for a double portion through his extraordinary miracle ministry: the widow's oil that multiplied (2 Kings 4), the healing of Naaman the Syrian leper (2 Kings 5), making an iron axe head float (2 Kings 6), and even a dead man revived by contact with Elisha's bones (2 Kings 13:21).
Bible study groups working through Kings, homeschool families studying the prophets, and Sunday School teachers preparing lessons on faith and miracles will all find this quiz challenging and rewarding. The Elijah and Elisha narrative is one of the richest sections of the entire Old Testament.
Elijah is one of only two people in the entire Bible taken to heaven without dying — the other being Enoch (Genesis 5:24). His departure in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:11) is one of the most vivid scenes in Scripture. The New Testament references Elijah more than almost any other Old Testament prophet — Jesus compares John the Baptist to Elijah (Matthew 11:14), and Elijah appears at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:3).
Elisha's ministry shows that God's power did not end with Elijah. He performed twice as many recorded miracles as his mentor. His healing of Naaman (a Gentile) points forward to the Gospel going to all nations. Jesus references this specific miracle in His sermon at Nazareth (Luke 4:27) to challenge the assumption that God's favour was limited to Israel.
The story of Elijah on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19) — when God was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a still small voice — is one of the most beloved passages in the whole Bible. It speaks directly to burnout, depression, and the experience of godly people who feel they are the only ones left. These prophets' struggles mirror real Christian experience.
Read 1 Kings 17–19 (Elijah's introduction through Mount Horeb), 1 Kings 21 (Naboth's vineyard), 2 Kings 1–2 (Elijah's final days and the chariot of fire), and 2 Kings 4–6 (Elisha's major miracles). Pay attention to specific numbers — how long the drought lasted, how many prophets of Baal there were (450), and what Elisha asked for (a double portion of Elijah's spirit, 2 Kings 2:9).