Justin Martyr, on 2Kgs 6:4

“So he went with them. And when they were come to the Jordan they cut down wood.”

“Elisha, by casting a stick into the river Jordan, recovered the iron part of the axe with which the sons of the prophets had gone to cut down trees to build the house in which they wished to read and study the law and commandments of God; even as our Christ, by being crucified on the tree, and by purifying us with water, has redeemed us, though plunged in the direst offences which we have committed, and has made us a house of prayer and adoration.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.