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2 Kings 7 · Grade 5

A Day of Good News

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Samaria was in desperate famine. Elisha announced that within a day food would be cheap. The king's officer mocked, saying even windows in heaven could not bring such a thing. His unbelief earned a sober sentence: he would see God's provision but not share in it.

God's deliverance came through the least likely people. Four outcast lepers, who lived outside the gate by law, decided to go to the enemy camp. They found it abandoned. The Lord had caused the Syrians to hear the sound of a great army, and they fled in panic. God won the battle without a single Israelite soldier.

After feasting, the lepers were struck by conscience. They said they were not doing right; this was a day of good news, and they were keeping silent. They brought the news to the city, and the famine ended exactly as God had spoken. The officer who scoffed was trampled at the gate. God's word proved true in mercy and in judgment. In the New Testament, Paul asks how people can believe in Him of whom they have not heard, and how they can hear without someone preaching (Romans 10:14).

Show What You Know

  1. What sentence did the officer's unbelief bring?

  2. Why were the lepers unlikely messengers?

  3. How was the battle won?

  4. What does Paul ask in Romans 10:14 in the New Testament?

Crossword

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Across

  1. And a seah of fine ____ for a shekel.
  2. In the gate of ____.

Down

  1. And the ____ as they were.
  2. When these ____ came to the outermost part of the camp.
  3. We came to the ____ of the Syrians.

Think About It

  1. The lepers were outcasts, yet God used them to save a city. How can God use you even if you feel small?

  2. Like the lepers, Christians have good news to share. What keeps you silent, and how can you overcome 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)

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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 did God win without soldiers?
  • What does Romans 10:14 say about hearing the gospel?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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