Cloak bible
Sep 26, 2017 · The cloak. Elisha’s call gives us the idiom “take up the mantle,” which means to pass an office from mentor to student (1 Kgs 19:19–21). Some see Elijah’s cloak as a magical talisman that gives source to his power. But the cloak is powerful because of the anointing of the prophetic office, not the other way around.