The Horses and Chariots of Fire
The Horses and Chariots of Fire (descriptive)The Fiery Host of the LORD at Dothan (epithet)
The unseen angelic cavalry of blazing fire ringing the mountain of Dothan all around Elisha — revealed when the LORD opened the terrified servant's eyes.
Testament
OT
Historical Era
Eternal / Beyond Time
Featured In
Season 12
Key Passage
2 Kings 2:11
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2 Kings 2:11 (at Elijah's translation) and 2 Kings 6:17 (encircling Elisha at Dothan)
2 Kings 2:112 Kings 6:17
The fiery chariots at Dothan prove that the spiritual realm is not less real than the physical world; it is the superior reality that governs the battlefield.
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Already stationed across the ridges of Dothan before Elisha's servant ever stepped outside at dawn, 'the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha' (2 Kings 6:17). Like the fiery chariot and horses that separated Elijah and Elisha at the Jordan (2 Kings 2:11) and the twenty thousand chariots of God in Psalm 68:17, they manifest the invisible angelic protection surrounding God's servants.
How Students Search & Remember The Horses and Chariots of Fire:
“mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around elisha”“angelic army on the hills of dothan”“2 kings 6:17 chariots of fire”
ESV Scripture Index:
2 Kings 2:112 Kings 6:16–17Psalm 68:17
Season 12 • Episode 4
Storytime Figure
2 Kings 6 • Ephesians 6
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The Shield of Faith — The Chariots of Fire
Role in Storytime: Unseen angelic cavalry of blazing fire ringing the mountain of Dothan all around Elisha.
Elisha and his servant surrounded by angelic chariots of fire at Dothan.
✦ Storytime Broadcast Theater • S12E4
The Chariots of Fire (2 Kings 6 • Ephesians 6)
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Greek • G2375
Thureos — “Shield”
A massive, door-shaped wooden shield covered in thick leather, designed to protect the entire body of the soldier.
Greek • G4102
Pistis — “Faith”
Conviction, absolute trust, and the assurance of things hoped for (and the conviction of things not seen).
Hebrew • H6491
Paqach — “Open”
To open the eyes, to unstop, to make observant.
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Season 12 Companion Study Workbook
Season 12: The Invisible Arsenal
Workbook Story Time: p. 50 • Greek/Hebrew Roots: p. 52