Believe it or not this one isn’t about President Obama although it is appropriate for the times. No, this post is about my Sunday school lesson from the beginning of the week. That’s when I learned the origin of the phrase “passing the mantle”. I take the text directly from my Sunday school book, “The Standard Lesson Commentary 2008-2009″. The phrase comes from the occasion when Elijah was taken to Heaven in a whirlwind and dropped his mantle (or cloak) to Elisha, who was going to succeed him as the leader of the prophets (2 Kings 2:11-13).
So now you know where that phrase comes from. Our teacher Rev. Grubbs gave us some good supporting scripture as usual. The one that stuck out to me for the morning was I Timothy 3:1-6 which deals with the proper preparation for and temperament of good leadership. We had a lively discussion about how to apply it to daily life especially as married Christian couples.
Naturally I can’t leave you without some musical accompaniment so how about a little Whitney Houston from 1996′s “The Preacher’s Wife” and picture Elijah hastening to His throne? God continue to bless you this new year and enjoy Bible Study tonight.
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