Bruce Waltke, writing in Ligonier Magazine about the parallels between Elisha and Jesus:
Both are designated by a prophet, whom the general populace recognized as a true prophet.
Both receive the Spirit on the other side of the Jordan (2 Kings 2:7–15; John 1:28);
are surrounded by more disciples than their predecessors;
are itinerant miracle workers;
give life in a land of death;
cleanse lepers (2 Kings 5; Mark 1:40–45);
heal the sick (2 Kings 4:34–35; Mark 8:22–25);
defy gravity (2 Kings 6:6; Matt. 14:22–33);
reverse death by raising dead sons and restoring them to their mothers (2 Kings 4: 1–7; Luke 7:11–17);
help widows in desperate circumstances; are kinsman redeemers to save from slavery (2 Kings 4:1–7; Luke 4:19);
feed the hungry (2 Kings 4:1–7; Mark 8:1–12);
minister to the Gentiles (2 Kings 5:1–16);
prepare (2 Kings 6:20–23) and sit at table with sinners (Luke 5:29);
lead captives (2 Kings 6:18–20; Eph. 4:7–8);
have a covetous disciple (Gehazi and Judas);
end their lives in a life-giving tomb from which people flee (2 Kings 13:20–21; Mark 16:1–8).
He also shows that Elisha is a type of Christ’s disciples:
elected by I AM;
leaves father and mother behind;
forsakes everything to be a disciple to his Master;
becomes like his Master;
perseveres with his Master;
does greater works than these (2 Kings 4:31–35; John 14:12);
brings life to those who stay close to their Master in a culture of death; and
develops disciples for whom they also serve as types.
(Line breaks in the quotes above are mine.)
