There is a striking difference between elijah and elisha, both of whom labored in the northern kingdom. A man of few words and many brave and horrible actions is what eli is. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila. Elisha was, according to the hebrew bible, a prophet and a wonderworker. Elisha saw his master disappear in a fiery chariot, going up to heaven, without dying first. The very last verses read, 22 remember the torah of moshe moses, my servant, which i commanded him at horeb upon all israel, laws and statutes. Elisha picked up elijahs mantle and used it to cross the jordan again on dry land. Dear lord, thank you for giving me the strength and the conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Johnas it is written in the book of the words of esaias isaiah the prophet, saying, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the lord, make his paths straight.
Elisha accepted this call about four years before the death of israels king ahab. Elie wiesels son recalls dad, 75 years after auschwitz. When a monarch traveled in bible times, servants often ran ahead to prepare the path for the approaching king. In the movie, eli has a dream sent to him from god that tells him where to find the last. Eli heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west to safety, and with. The division of samuel and its succeeding book, kings melakhim, into four separate books first appeared in the septuagint, the greek.
Now when the lord was about to take elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, elijah and elisha were on their way from gilgal. They are two of the most notable prophets from scripture helping to restore israel in a time of wicked rulers. Last month, elisha left a 25year career at goldman sachs to help with. We might take both as a reference to the prophet elijah. The bible story of elijah is from the first book of kings, describing his miraculous feats and redemption of the people of israel from the evil king ahab. Where trailers from the past, from recent to long ago, from a time. The contemporary film, the book of eli directed by albert and allen hughes. Evan jones, left, and denzel washington star in the book of eli. It is part of the name elijah yahweh is god, or elisha.
Elisha served as a prophet of the northern kingdom for more than 50 years, through the reigns of kings ahab, ahaziah, jehoram, jehu, jehoahaz, and into the reign of joash. The pupil and successor of elijah, a prophet of israel during the reign of jehoram, jehu, jehoahaz, and joash, b. Elisha, also spelled elisaios, or eliseus, in the old testament, israelite prophet, the pupil of elijah, and also his successor c. Though eli prefers peace, he will risk death to protect his precious. The elijah list prophetic words, news, and prophecies. I found myself comparing eli to the gospel of john, trying to decide which modern disciple played the part of. The haftarah for shabbat hagadol the sabbath before passover is malachi 3. The book of eli 2010 denzel washington as eli imdb. The narrator knows that he has to kill a man tomorrow. Elijah taken to heaven 1 shortly before the lord took elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, elijah and elisha were on their way from gilgal, 2 and elijah said to elisha, please stay here, for the lord has sent me on to bethel. Elisha learned under elijah and understood what it meant to be a part of the prophetic ministry as he watched elijah do it. Continuing toward the west coast, eli explains his mission.
Elisha was an old testament prophet who lived around 800 b. Elijah is initially presented in 1 kings 17 as the seer who foretold a threeyear drought in the land of israel. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Carmella lyann elishasolomon served as a communications specialist in the us army while stationed in baumholder, germany, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. More than that even, elijah was elishas mentor, his guide, his teacher. The second yoke takes the next furrow, then the next one, until elisha went last. My chosen movie for that saturday afternoon was the book of eli, directed by the. He was a native of abelmeholah, where he was at work ploughing when elijah called him to become a prophet, 1 kings 19. Myers weaves the tale expertly, staying true to the biblical account. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. This ethiopic version of the book of enoch is deemed by scholars to be older by several centuries than the slavonic one, and portions of that older. Elisha was the faithful disciple of the prophet elijah, and his successor. At that time, israel was ruled by corrupted kings whose evil ways caused the.
If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Last prayer from the book of eli june 20, 2010 in movies tags. He doesnt know who it is but he knows what he has to do. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. He instigated and directed jehus revolt against the house of omri, which was marked by a bloodbath at jezreel in which king ahab of israel and his family were slaughtered the popular traditions about elisha 2 kings 2 sketch a charismatic, quasi. And before long, as the two longtime friends were walking along, speaking as they walked, something wonderful happened. Some years afterwards he witnessed the miraculous ascension of. Elisha was the son of shaphat, a wealthy landowner of abelmeholah. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Theological movie month part two the book of eli the bible and. Elishas story is related in the book of kings second scroll, chapters 214 in the hebrew bible in judaism, part of the neviim. Some years afterwards he witnessed the miraculous ascension of elijah, divided the jordan with his mantle, and took his place at the head of. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1.
Yet eli continued in his journey fraught with danger and death in order to fulfill his mission. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. But elisha replied, as surely as the lord lives and as you yourself live, i will not leave you. Quote dear lord thank you for giving me strength and conviction to complete the task you entrusted to me. Religion and language in contemporary film wikiversity.
Elijah wood is an american actor best known for portraying frodo baggins in peter jacksons. In march of 2016, my wife, mary, and i were on a ministry trip to germany. This was during the republican primary that was being waged, with many contending to be the republican candidate for president of the united states. And the scene that is here in 2 kings ch 2, what were seeing here is the end of that mentormentee relationship between elijah and elisha.
The book of eli 2010 elis final prayer scene 1010 movieclips. Around this period, god sent at least 30 prophets, between the northern kingdom of israel. Throughout the movie, eli dramatically quotes bible verses, like this reference to genesis 3. The word eli is the first word jesus spoke from the cross calling out to god. She has lived in many cities throughout the united states, and resided in germany for eight years as a civilian, working as a travel agent and car insurance salesperson, and as a. This is a thoughtprovoking book that retells the gospel from a modern point of viewa sort of what if type of story. The book of eli 2010 official trailer denzel washington, mila kunis. Elishas prophetic mission would now prepare israel for further religious reforms. The word apocalyptic in contemporary times is defined as pertaining to the. The son of shaphat of abelmeholah, of the tribe of issachar, the companion and successor of elijah 1 kings 19. The prophet elisha elijahs succesor jewish history. Washington plays eli, a laconic man journeying westward across america to carry a sacred book to safety, hoping that it will restore mankind and bring a.
He had followed his master from the moment they met, when elisha was a young man, plowing his fathers field near the ancient town of abelmecholah in northern israel. The book of elijah is a middle eastern text that was discovered in 1743, and is. Unfortunately for eli, a man named carnegie gary oldman, who controls a small town with an iron fist, wants the bible for himself believing that people will obey him if he reads the words from the book. Discover a summary of elijahs story, full scripture text, and related articles. The bible story of elijah and elisha is found in both books of kings from the old testament. The book of eli stars denzel washington in a postapocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of earth into an ashy wasteland. There were 1012 still fighting for the right to run against hilary clinton, who would become the democratic nominee in. The reason that he had to kill was because there is a war. He received the double portion he had asked for and performed many miracles in israel. Now eli with the help of carnegies rebellious stepdaughter, solara mila kunis must elude carnegie and his thugs and somehow. Book of eli is a wake up call for originality in both secular and christian movies. Elisha, who was probably around 25 years old at the time, received a double portion of elijahs spirit before the latter was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. Carnegie wishes to seize the last copy of the bible for his own selfish purposes. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in.
A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. Some of elishas miracles were the turning of bad water into clean water 2 kings 2. Eli passes through a town and encounters the big dog in charge a man named carnegie played by gary oldman. If jehovah allowed elisha to see elijah as god took the older prophet away, then gods answer to elishas request was yes. The more fashionable boy names in this list are eli, elias, elijah, eliseo and ellis. While the book of elis respect for the sanctity of gods word and the. Last elijah message inside report magazine amazing facts. And elijah said to elisha, please stay here, for the lord has sent me as far as bethel.
Eli denzel washington, a mysterious, solitary man who carries the last remaining bible in his. Last words the following list of the last words is from the book of bible lists by h. It is the end of a dispensation, the beginning of a new era, a new day. Elishas story is related in the book of kings second scroll, chapters 214 in the hebrew bible in. Similar to the life of jesus, elijah performs marveling acts to demonstrate the validity of god to the people of israel. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. This very child was later to become the prophet habakkuk. According to this story, he was a prophet and a wonderworker of the northern kingdom of israel who was active during the reign of joram, jehu, jehoahaz, and jehoash joash. But elisha said, as the lord lives, and as you yourself live, i will not leave you.
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