Hamilton Smith (1862-1943), born in Barnes, Surrey, started work in the office of his uncle’s building firm. By 1901, married and with a young family, he had retired from the building trade and entered full-time upon the task of building up the church of God. His personal ministry was delivered in the United Kingdom, but his written ministry is still read worldwide. His writings are brief, clear and very much to the point. This volume is one of a series of Old Testament character studies for which Hamilton Smith is probably best known.
Wherever Elisha is, in whatever circumstances he is found, whoever he meets, his sole business is to make known the grace of God. He is sometimes mocked, ignored and forgotten; at times men plot to take his life; but in spite of all opposition he pursues his service of love. He allows nothing in his life that is inconsistent with his ministry of grace. He refuses riches and gifts, content to be poor to enrich others. In many ways he foreshadows Christ, the far greater One who was full of grace and truth. But Elisha is also the pattern for every believer in Christ to bring the grace of God, that has reached us, to a needy world.
