Many preachers preach about Elijah's cloak but if it were a miracle cloak we should have preserved it! There is more to it than a mere piece of cloth! It is the spirit of Elijah behind the cloak that Elisha desired. He wanted a double portion of that spirit rather than a double cloak!
There are some definite spiritual techniques to learn from this episode that will awaken our faith in a miracle working God if you understand that He wants to work through you, if you believe!Miracle: We serve a miracle working God!
II Kings 2:7-15:
7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. 8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
9And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 1 12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

2:9 Elisha requests of Elijah one last thing, a double portion of Elijah?s spirit. Since the double portion was the privilege of the firstborn (see Deut. 21:17), it has been suggested that Elisha is asking to be Elijah?s successor. Yet this is more than just a petition to be Elijah?s successor, because that had already been established (see 1 Kin. 19:16-21). Elisha realized that he did not have the capability to fulfill the awesome responsibility of carrying on Elijah?s work. As Elijah?s successor, Elisha applies the principle of the firstborn to ask for a spiritual inheritance. This is described as the spirit of Elijah (vv. 9, 15), and is either an indirect or direct reference to the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew word for ?spirit? has a wide range of meaning (it can refer to the human spirit, the Holy Spirit, an evil spirit, a prophetic gift, or even the wind). Here it probably refers to the energizing power of the prophetic spirit that characterized the life of Elijah. The Holy Spirit is the author of Elijah?s prophetic gift (see 1 Sam. 10:6, 10; 19:20, 23) and the energizing power of his ministry (see the text and notes of 1 Kin. 18:12 and 18:46). For more on the Holy Spirit, see Introduction to 2 Kings: The Holy Spirit at Work.

9 When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, ?What can I do for you before I am taken away??
And Elisha replied, ?Please let me become your rightful successor.?
10 ?You have asked a difficult thing,? Elijah replied. ?If you see me when I am taken from you, then you will get your request. But if not, then you won?t.?

2:13 The prophet?s mantle was a symbol of the authority he had been given by God.

155  { ad-deh?-reth}

f of 117; TWOT – 28c; n f

AV – mantle 5, garment 4, glory 1, goodly 1, robe 1; 12

GK – 168 { tr,D,a'
1) glory, cloak
1a) glory, splendour, magnificence (of a vine, shepherds)
1b) mantle, cloak made of fur or fine material
1b1) prophet?s garment

He smote the waters: 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage
1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy

Spirit is ruach: 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
1c2) courage 1c7) prophetic spirit 1g) spirit of God
1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power
1g4) as endowing men with various gifts
1g5) as energy of life

To see is ra?ah: 1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

Speak Your Miracle!
2001-02-27
Sunset Beach
04:00
I dreamt I was saying these words to someone asking me how things are. In my dream I realised that everything was not the way I would like it to be and at first I got a shock that I could say something like that with such absolute confidence. Was I deceiving myself? Was I not being truthful with the other person? Yet I felt such absolute peace when I made that statement.

As I woke up I felt a tremendous peace. I heard the Holy Spirit speak up within me. He dwells in us and speaks to us from within. He said: ?That is the greatest miracle statement!?