This passage, [See 2 Kings 13:14-25,] suggests two spiritual meanings. The first is that God has bound the victory of the children of Israel to that sign, which is not a new thing: it existed for many centuries, [as was demonstrated] a few centuries before when the Lord made the plagues of Egypt and the liberation of the people depend on the lifting of the rod of Moses, [See Exo 4:17.] and the destruction of Amalek on the lifting of his hands during the prayer [See Exo 17:9-13.] and the destruction of the city of Ai on the lifting of the javelin of Joshua. [See Jos 8:18-19.] It was appropriate that that situation was carried out in that manner, so that the people might clearly recognize with certainty the aid that God had given them and, at the moment of receiving such grace, the memory of grace might penetrate into their hearts. But only Elisha  ...