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Jun 21, 2024 · Understanding what 2 Kings 4:1-7 really means. The story in 2 Kings 4:1-7 revolves around a widow in a dire situation, facing the threat of losing her sons to slavery due to debts left by her deceased husband. In her distress, she turns to the prophet Elisha for help, highlighting her faith and the righteousness of her late husband.
תּסּיאי המּלא, let that which is filled be put on one side, namely by the sons, who handed her the vessels, according to 2 Kings 4:5 and 2 Kings 4:6, so that she was able to pour without intermission. The form מיצקת is a participle Piel, and is quite appropriate as an emphatic form; the Keri השּׁקת (Hiphil) is an unnecessary alteration, especially as the Hiphil of יצק ...
Aug 9, 2024 · Our focus is on the story of Prophet Elisha and the widow's oil, found in 2 Kings 4:1-7. The story, though brief, is rich in meaning and application for our lives today. It speaks to us about God’s ability to turn our lack into abundance, to transform our emptiness into fullness, and to provide beyond our greatest expectations.
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May 8, 2011 · So the oil ceased. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest” (2 Kings 4:1-7). * * * * * * * * * *. This is a story about the ministry of the prophet Elisha. It would be easy to get him confused with another great prophet from the Old Testament named Elijah.
- (1-7) Provision For A Widow.
- (8-17) A Son For A Barren Woman.
- (18-37) The Shunammite Woman’S Son Is Raised from The Dead.
A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidse...
Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room o...
And the child grew. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. And he said to his father, “My head, my head!” So he said to a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” When he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, s...
Jul 10, 2019 · She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.” 2 Kings 4:1-7. So lets take a few moments to consider this widow’s story together. This woman’s prophetic, God-fearing husband is dead; making the widow a single mom of two boys with insurmountable money ...
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The Widow’s Oil. 2 Kings 4 demonstrates the compassionate and miraculous power of God working through Elisha. It challenges us to live a life of faith and to always trust God's providence, especially during adversities. When we extend love and hospitality, God will reward us in ways beyond our comprehension. Let's emulate the Shunammite woman ...
