2 Kings 3, 2 Kings 4: 1-37, Acts 21: 1-26, Psalm 101
2 Kings 4: 32-37 (ESV)
“When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying
dead on his bed. So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and
prayed to the Lord. Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on
his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he
stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. Then he got up
again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up and stretched
himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And
when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the
ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.”
Verses 32 through 37 show the second resurrection in the Old
Testament. I love how Elisha prayed and resurrected the child of the Shumanite woman
who was feeding him. This resurrection shows how much the prophet Elisha was
with God because he could perform miracles like this one.
The Shumanite woman had prayed for a son and Elisha asked
God to give the woman a son, and she bore a son the following year. When the
child fell it, the woman again went to Elisha to see if he could cure the child
because of her faith in him, but the child died and Elisha had to perform the miracle
himself. The faith of the woman was rewarded and her child was healed by
Elisha. We need to all pray for faith like this Shumanite woman.
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