The widow’s oil: Elisha, empty jars and provision in 2 Kings 4
A prophet's widow faced losing her two sons to a creditor. Elisha told her to gather empty jars and pour out her little oil. A teaching…
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The Shunammite woman: hospitality, a promised son and faith in 2 Kings 4
In 2 Kings 4, a wealthy woman of Shunem builds a room for the prophet Elisha. He promises her a son, and when the boy later…
A great general told to wash seven times in a muddy river: Naaman’s healing in 2 Kings 5
In 2 Kings 5, Naaman, commander of the Syrian army, has leprosy. A captive Israelite girl tells of the prophet Elisha. Elisha sends a message telling…