Elijah Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Ecclesiasticus === {| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" | style="text-align: left;" "| {{quote|At the appointed time, it is written, you are destined to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury, to turn the hearts of parents to their children, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.}} |- | style="text-align: left;" | β A line in the [[Book of Sirach]] describing Elijah's mission (Ecclesiasticus 48:10). |} Elijah's glory is honoured in the [[Book of Sirach]] (Ecclesiasticus). His designated tasks are altered to: *calming God's fury, *restoring familial peace, and *restoring the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]].<ref>{{Bibleverse||Sirach|48:10|NRSV}}: New Revised Standard Version</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page