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2 Kings 4 · Grade 5

The God of Life and Plenty

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Chapter 4 shows God caring for ordinary people through Elisha. A prophet's widow faced losing her sons to a creditor. God multiplied her small jar of oil to fill every vessel she could borrow. The oil stopped only when the containers ran out. The measure of the miracle matched the measure of her faith and obedience.

The Shunammite woman showed hospitality, building a room for the man of God. God gave her a son, and when the boy died, her faith was fierce. She told her husband and Gehazi that it was well and would not rest until Elisha came. Elisha shut the door, prayed, and stretched himself on the child twice. The boy was restored. Like Elijah before him, Elisha was used by God to give life to an only son.

Two smaller miracles close the chapter. Elisha neutralized poisoned stew with flour, and he fed a hundred men with twenty loaves, and there was some left over, according to the word of the Lord. These signs point forward. In the New Testament, Jesus fed five thousand with five loaves and two fish, and the leftovers filled twelve baskets (John 6:9-13). Hebrews also remembers women who received their dead raised to life again (Hebrews 11:35).

Show What You Know

  1. When did the widow's oil stop?

  2. What did the Shunammite say when her son died?

  3. Whose earlier miracle does the Shunammite's son echo?

  4. What does Hebrews 11:35 remember in the New Testament?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Did I ask you for a ____.
  2. When ____ had come into the house.
  3. And lying on his ____.

Down

  1. And pour ____ into all those containers.
  2. He went up and lay on the ____.

Think About It

  1. The oil stopped when the jars ran out. What empty jars can you bring to God in faith?

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus fed thousands, as Elisha fed a hundred. How does Jesus meet your needs today?

Memory Verse

Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

2 Kings 4:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring for me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did the Shunammite woman show faith?
  • How did Jesus feed more people than Elisha?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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