Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
Mount Gaash was the name of a hill in ancient Israel. It is in the mountainous region of Ephraim. Ephraim Mountain region located northwest of Ephraim, northeast of Bethel and southwest of Nabulus.
Rachel was the wife of Jacob who founded the twelve tribes of Israel. The characteristic we see from Rachel is jealousy, resentfulness, she was a loving and giving wife and mother. Rachel is a reminder to us that being beautiful, having a great job and husband does not bring happiness.
This ends the lesson on Elijah and his life. It is because Elijah was taken up to heaven that we have proof that death is not inevitable to the believer, and that life survives the change from earth to heaven.