RECAP:
LAST WEEK: A Servant Sees a Fiery Army 2 Kings 6:8-23
MEMORY VERSE:
2Ki 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
The Blinded Syrians Captured
8 Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” 9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.” 10 Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus, he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice.
11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, “Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”
12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
13 So he said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.”
And it was told him, saying, “Surely he is in Dothan.”
14 Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. 15 And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
16 So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 18 So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, “Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.” And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
19 Now Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” But he led them to Samaria.
20 So it was when they had come to Samaria, that Elisha said, “LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.” And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, inside Samaria!
21 Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?”
22 But he answered, “You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.” 23 Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So, the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel.
Syria Besieges Samaria in Famine
The Syrians Flee
6 “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”
LESSON TIME:
Have you ever had to move to a new town where you did not know anyone?
Maybe your father or mother got a new job that
required the move.
Was it hard to move to a new home, go to a new school, and make new friends?
Sometimes, as a missionary, you must move to another nation.
People act and dress differently in other countries. It takes time to adjust to a new culture.
In our story today, the prophet Elisha warned the Shunammite woman and her son that there was going to be a big famine.
A famine lasting for seven years.
There would not be enough food to eat.
If they remained at home, they would starve.
They must move to another country.
1 Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the LORD has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years.
If you remember this is the same woman from 2 Kings 4/ story 105 who made the upper room for Elisha.
Asked what do you want
I DON’T HAVE A SON
APPOINTED TIME YOU WILL HAVE A SON
THEN HER SON GOT SICK AND DIED
ELISHA RAISED HER SON
SHE THEN SAID TO ELISHA, NOW I KNOW YOU ARE A MAN OF GOD
THIS IS THE SAME WOMAN IN THIS STORY…
SHE KNOWS ELISHA IS A MAN OF GOD SO, SHE DOES WHAT HE SAYS TO DO.
SHE HAS FAITH BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT HE SAYS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
“Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the LORD has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years.
FAITH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT VERSES THE NEW
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
2 Corinthians 5:7 - For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Romans 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Hebrews 11:6 - And without faith, it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
3 It came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land.
NOW THE DROUGHT WAS OVER AND SHE WENT BACK TO THE KING AND PLEADED FOR HER FAMILY.
SHE IS NOT A SELFISH PERSON.
AS CHRISTIANS WE SHOULD THINK OF OTHERS FIRST.
SHE ASKED THE KING FOR HER LAND BACK.
WHAT IS AN INHERITANCE?
4 Then the king talked with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great things Elisha has done.” 5 Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha restored to life.”
THE KING ASKED ELISHA SERVANT FOR ADVICE
NOTICE VERSE 5 SAYS And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king,
royal power.
THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS CALLING JESUS LORD.
John 20:28 Thomas replied, "My Lord and my God!"
The sovereign, KING, OR prince
6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him.
So, the king appointed a certain officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”
The king asked the Shunammite woman if the story was true; she told him about Elisha and what God had done for her and her son.
The king assigned an officer to see that not only her house and land would be returned, but all the income from her land for the seven years she had been gone would be returned.
Do you think that the woman AND the servant of Elisha were WHAT MADE THE KING AGREE WITH THEM?
No. God’s ways are perfect!
This was God’s plan in order to provide for her needs.
The woman received back much more than she requested or anticipated.
The Lord rewarded her faith, trust, and obedience during difficult years.
Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
SALVATION/ FAITH
PRAY
MEMORY VERSE:
6 “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”
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