GOD BLESSES A SHUNAMMITE'S WOMAN

2 Kings 4:8-37

Key verse 9, 10

“She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God. Let’s make a small room on the roof and put in it a bed and a table, a chair and a lamp for him. Then he can stay there whenever he comes to us.””

1. Read verses 8-17. What did a well-to-do woman in Shunem do for Elisha? (8-10) What did he do for her? (11-17) What can we learn from both her sacrificial service and God’s blessing?

2. Read verses 18-30. What happened to the child? (18-19) What can we learn from what she did in such a desperate situation? (20-25a) What did Elisha do to help her? (25b-30)

3. Read verses 31-37. What did Elisha do as Gehazi failed to raise the son? (31-35) What might a Shunammite woman and Gehazi have learned from this event? (36-37)

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