What releases the double portion? When he asked for a double portion, Elisha was asking for an inheritance reserved for the eldest child. Deuteronomy 21:17 He must acknowledge the son of his unloved wife, as the first born by giving him a double share of all he has. That son is the first sign of his fathers strenght. The right of the firstborn belongs to him. This verse describes the institution of the Law of the first born. In other words, the eldest son was entitled, by inheritance, to a double portion. When he asked for a double portion, Elisha was not making a flippant request. He was asking as a son, because he considered Elijah a father! He was in the potion of a son, an as such, was entitled to a double portion from Elijah. There is no double portion without a father.
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