Elisha’s death offers a chance to share one last story about the prophet.
The Moabite raiders seemed to plan their attacks on Israel during the early harvest, before the summer heat.
The dead man came back to life when his body touched Elisha’s bones, showing that Elisha’s prophecy would come true. Weakened Israel (2 Kings 13:7) would recover and drive away the Aramean invaders (2 Kings 13:25; 14:25; compare Ezekiel 37:1–14).