2 Kings 2:8Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.
The setting
Jordan River, Israel, ~850 BC. Elijah strikes the water with his rolled-up prophet's cloak. The river parts just like it did for Moses and Joshua centuries before.
The emotion here: witnessing God's power with trembling amazement
The original word
addereth (אדרת) — a hairy mantle, symbol of prophetic office and power
Why it matters
Elijah's mantle became the symbol passed to Elisha, like a royal scepter transferring authority
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 2:8
He 'wrapped it together' — folding the mantle showed this was intentional, not accidental power
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just a cool miracle, but it was God proving Elijah's authority one final time before transferring it to Elisha.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 2:8
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 2:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 2:8 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine power, miracle. Notable phrases: struck the waters; divided here and there; dry ground.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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