2 Kings 4:38-44, 2 Kings 5, 2 Kings 6: 1-23, Acts 21: 27-40, Acts 22: 1-22, Psalm 102: 1-11
2 Kings 4: 42-44 (ESV)
“A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God
bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in
his sack. And Elisha said, “Give to the men, that they may eat.” But his
servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” So he repeated, “Give
them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and
have some left.’” So he set it before them. And they ate and had some left,
according to the word of the Lord.”
Verses 42 through 44 from 2 Kings 4 shows a miracle that
Elisha performed that was a foreshadowing of Jesus’ miracle of feeding the 5,000.
Elisha asked his servant to give the food that was brought to him to 100 men.
The servant did not think the food would feed that many men, so he complained
to Elisha. Elisha didn’t budge and told his servant to feed the men. And to the
servant’s surprise the men ate as much as they wanted, and at the end there was
still food left.
Elisha’s miracle isn’t as astonishing as Jesus’ miracle of feeding
the 5000, but Elisha did astonish his own servant who didn’t think the food
would feed 100 men. It makes me wonder if the disciples of Jesus and those in
the crowd who knew the Old Testament, thought of Elisha’s miracle of food multiplication
as they ate from the never-ending supply of food from five fish and two loaves.
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