SHUNAMMITE WOMAN

 *01/03/2023*


*MID WEEK SERVICE*


*40 DAYS FASTING AND PRAYERS*


THEME:

*UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE*


TOPIC:

*SHUNAMMITE WOMAN*


Text:

2 Kings 4:8-37


The friendship of Elisha with the woman at Shunem is also similar to the friendship of Elijah with the widow of Zarephath

1 Kings 17:8-16

She perceived Elisha was truly set apart for the ministry and a holy man of God.

Recognizing Elisha as one of God's choice servants, the Shunammite woman was especially concerned that the normal measure of hospitality be applied even more fully.

Elisha decided that the best thing he could do for the woman was promise her the birth of a son, despite her years of frustration about this.

The Shunammite woman felt that even Elisha could not fulfill such a promise. The birth of the son to the woman was similar to the fulfillment of the promise of God in the birth of Isaac.

Genesis 21

Placing the body of the dead son on the bed of the man of God showed the strong faith of the woman and also kept his death a secret until she could reach Elisha.

According to 2 Kings 4:26,27, *the prophets did not know everything. They only knew what God made known to them.*

2 Kings 5:26

Her pain in the death of her child was worse than the emptiness she had felt before he was born.

Elisha's staff, like Elijah's mantle according to 2 Kings 2:13,14 was symbolic of the power of God and the authority of the prophet.

Elisha's actions demonstrate that his faith was in the person and power of God alone, and not in the staff that symbolized his prophetic office. Although he repeated the symbolic actions learned from Elijah his teacher 1 Kings 17:17-22, his faith transcended mere symbol and ritual. He sought God who alone can grant life and perform the miraculous.

Psalms 36:9; 49:7-9

*The restoration of the boy's life is a demonstration that life itself is in the hands of God*

1 Kings 17:23


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