What does the burned plow have to do with Elisha?
1 Kings 19:19 - 21
ESV - 19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. 20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?
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Donna De La Cruz
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Tim Maas
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As I read the passage in question, the burning of the plow was intended to both symbolize Elisha's complete break from his former life and activity in order to become Elijah's successor, and also to enable an act of generosity on Elisha's part, with both the plow and the oxen employed in the preparation of food that fed many.
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