The Bible in its literal sense – the words we see, the stories we read – is a sort of container for the divine things the Lord wants to teach us. In a way, that makes it a container for the Lord himself. Elisha, like the other prophets, represents the Bible in its role as a container for the Lord and His lessons. In particular, Elisha – who wore soft clothing, counseled kings, could see spiritual things and frequently performed miracles of healing – represents the loving, caring, nurturing and healing lessons the Lord offers us in the Bible.