“And 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.”
Elijah takes his mantle, rolls it, and strikes the water, which divides so both cross on dry ground — the mantle (aderet, outer garment) becomes the instrument of miracle, prefiguring its later role. The division of the Jordan echoes Joshua's crossing, establishing a pattern: just as Joshua led Israel into the land, Elijah leads Elisha across the Jordan in triumph. The dry ground signifies God's intervention in nature itself.
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