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Kings 4 – Miracles of Elisha
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certain woman reminds Elisha that her husband was a true believer. When he died
he left an unpaid debt which the creditor has now come to collect. If a
borrower did not have personal property as security, his own person and that of
his dependents would serve as security. Therefore, the creditor could legally
take the widows sons as payment. Elisha recognizes his responsibility to help
this little family. Th Mosaic law insists that widows and fatherless children
be cared for. Per Elisha’s instructions, they had a regular oil well going on
in that house. This was a great miracle.
Another
woman of Shunem entertained Elisha whenever he passed through town. Elisha
appreciated this home that was always open to him. Lying on the bed one day, he
determined to somehow reward this thoughtful woman for her kindness. Elisha summons his servant Gehazi to tell her that she would have a
son in the season of her life. She did conceive a son and years later, when her
son was a grown child, he died. Elisha restored him to life using the same
method that Elijah had used. That is personal contact with the dead child.
The great principal here is that when we are dead in
trespasses and sins, personal contact with Jesus Christ brings life. In Him we
have life. He is life.
The fourth miracle concerns food for the prophets
during a famine. One of the boys went out to gather wild fruits or vegetables.
They concocted a stew but when they passed it out, they screamed “there is
death in the pot.” Elisha added meal to the pot and made it harmless.
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Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.
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