Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (byGustave Doré)
Man of God is abiblical title of respect applied toprophets, beloved religious leaders and even an angel and anIslamic title as well mostly for showing the humbleness and helplessness toGod byhumans. The termMan of God appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals:
The man fromJudah who cried out against KingJeroboam ofIsrael (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31), whose tombKing Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs inBethel (2 Kings 23:16, 17) and whom some rabbis identify asIddo (Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4;Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85;Zohar 2:64a)
The man who told KingAhab of Israel that Israel could defeat theArameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies asMicah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah
The man who warned KingAmaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom some rabbis identify asAmoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4;Seder Olam Rabbah 20)
