Elijah Calls Elisha from the Plow

Elijah stands beside Elisha in a cultivated field, laying his prophetic mantle across the young plowman’s shoulders as teams of oxen work the ground behind them. The scene depicts the calling of Elisha in 1 Kings 19, when Elijah found him plowing and cast his cloak upon him as a sign of divine appointment. Elisha’s oxen, plow, and open field emphasize the cost of discipleship: he is summoned from ordinary labor into the service of the Lord as prophet to Israel. The mantle becomes the visible symbol of succession, vocation, and obedience, marking the moment when Elisha leaves his former life to follow Elijah and receive preparation for prophetic ministry. by Review & Herald Publishing