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According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 1, who cried out to Elisha?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 1, who cried out to Elisha?
The wife of a man from the company of the prophets.
What did the wife of a man from the company of the prophets cry out to Elisha?
What did the wife of a man from the company of the prophets cry out to Elisha?
Your servant my husband is dead and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 1, who is dead?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 1, who is dead?
Your servant, my husband.
What is your servant, my husband?
What is your servant, my husband?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 1, what do you know?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 1, what do you know?
Who revered the Lord?
Who revered the Lord?
Whom did your servant my husband revere?
Whom did your servant my husband revere?
Who are his creditors coming to take?
Who are his creditors coming to take?
As what are his creditors coming to take my two boys?
As what are his creditors coming to take my two boys?
What do you have in your house?
What do you have in your house?
Except what does your servant have nothing?
Except what does your servant have nothing?
What ask all your neighbors?
What ask all your neighbors?
Ask whom for empty jars?
Ask whom for empty jars?
For what don't just ask?
For what don't just ask?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 4, where go?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 4, where go?
What shut behind you and your sons?
What shut behind you and your sons?
Behind whom shut the door?
Behind whom shut the door?
Where pour oil?
Where pour oil?
When put it to one side?
When put it to one side?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 5, what did she keep doing?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 5, what did she keep doing?
What did she say to her son when all the jars were full?
What did she say to her son when all the jars were full?
When did she say 'Bring me another one'?
When did she say 'Bring me another one'?
When did the oil stop flowing?
When did the oil stop flowing?
What stopped flowing?
What stopped flowing?
Whom did she go and tell?
Whom did she go and tell?
What sell?
What sell?
What pay?
What pay?
On what can you and your sons live?
On what can you and your sons live?
Who can live on what is left?
Who can live on what is left?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 8, where did Elisha go?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 8, where did Elisha go?
Who was in Shunem?
Who was in Shunem?
What did a well-to-do woman do?
What did a well-to-do woman do?
When did he stop there to eat?
When did he stop there to eat?
What did the well-to-do woman say to her husband?
What did the well-to-do woman say to her husband?
What do I know about the man who often comes our way?
What do I know about the man who often comes our way?
Who is a holy man of God?
Who is a holy man of God?
What let us make on the roof?
What let us make on the roof?
What put in the small room?
What put in the small room?
When can he stay there?
When can he stay there?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 11, where did he go?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 11, where did he go?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 12, what did he say to his servant Gehazi?
According to 2 Kings chapter 4 verse 12, what did he say to his servant Gehazi?
Whom call?
Whom call?
To whom can we speak on your behalf?
To whom can we speak on your behalf?
Among whom do I have a home?
Among whom do I have a home?
Study Notes
Elisha and the Widow's Oil
- A widow of a prophet cried out to Elisha for help regarding her deceased husband and impending creditor threats.
- The creditor intended to take her two sons as slaves due to her debts.
- She disclosed to Elisha that she had nothing in her house except a small jar of olive oil.
Instructions from Elisha
- Elisha instructed her to borrow empty jars from her neighbors without limiting the quantity.
- She was to shut the door behind her and her sons to pour oil into the jars.
- Oil continued to flow as long as there were empty jars available, stopping only when no jars were left.
Results of the Miracle
- After the oil ceased flowing, the widow informed Elisha of the miracle he performed.
- He instructed her to sell the oil, pay off her debts, and sustain herself and her sons with what remained.
Elisha’s Visit to Shunem
- Elisha visited Shunem, where he encountered a wealthy woman who offered him hospitality.
- This woman recognized Elisha as a holy man of God and encouraged her husband to create a small room for him to stay when he visited.
- The room was furnished with a bed, table, chair, and lamp.
Interaction with the Shunamite Woman
- Elisha, acknowledging the woman’s kindness, sought to show appreciation by calling for her.
- Despite his offers to speak to the king or army commander on her behalf, the woman expressed contentment with her life among her people.
Key Themes
- Compassion and faith: The widow's desperate plea for help highlights themes of faith in God’s provision.
- Hospitality: The Shunamite woman's actions exemplify kindness and generosity toward a man of God.
- Miraculous provision: The miracle of the oil signifies divine intervention and abundance in times of need.
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