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2 Kings 7 · Grade 3

A Day of Good News

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Read the Story

Samaria had no food because the Syrian army was around it. Elisha said that by tomorrow, flour and barley would be cheap. An officer said that could not happen even if God opened windows in heaven. Elisha said he would see it but not eat it.

Four men with leprosy sat at the gate. They said they would die if they stayed. So they went to the Syrian camp at dusk. No one was there! God had made the Syrians hear chariots and horses. They thought kings were coming to fight. They ran and left their tents, food, and silver.

The men ate and hid some treasure. Then they said they were not doing right. This was a day of good news. They told the gatekeepers. The king sent men to look. The road was full of things the Syrians dropped. Food was cheap, just as Elisha said. The officer saw it, but he did not eat it.

Memory Verse

Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.”

2 Kings 7:9 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did Samaria have no food?

  2. What did the officer say?

  3. What did God make the Syrians hear?

  4. What did the men say this day was?

  5. What was the road full of?

Good News

Write what happened in each box.

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for good news. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you thank God when He gives you what you need?
  • How can you believe God's promises?

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