Biblical Prophets - Bible Study Online
On this particular day Elisha was out and about when a widow had came up to him seeking help. She was the wife of a prophet that belonged to one of the Prophet Academies that Elisha was master over. We find that this particular prophet had passed away and left his family responsible for a tremendous debt that he had incurred. The creditor that he had owed this debt too had come demanding payment from the wife that he had left behind. This creditor wanted this debt paid in full, or the widow was going to have to give up her two boys for payment. "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves," the widow would cry out to Elisha. Note: Obviously her husband had a reputation for being righteous and very dedicated to the work of the Lord. Although he had major financial troubles we find that he was still a good man at heart and a good minister that served well. Elisha would acknowledge this statement by not refuting it but instead asking the widow how he can be of help to her. "How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" the prophet would ask of her. "Your servant has a little oil but nothing else," the widow replied. "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side," Elisha would tell the widow. So she demonstrates her faith by doing exactly what the man of God had instructed her to do. She went around to all of her neighbors and borrowed all the jars that they would lend out to her and the two boys. Then she would come back to the house and shut the door behind herself and the two boys. She would instruct her sons to bring her the jars one at a time. As they would bring them to her, she would continue to pour the small amount of oil that she initially had into all of the jars that her sons could bring her. As she would fill each jar to the very top it was an absolute miracle that she didn't run out of oil on the very first jar that she had filled. Her sons would continue to bring her the jars until there was none left in the house. When they had finally ran out of jars the small amount of oil that they had would stop flowing. She then went out and told Elisha about all that had just happened. "Now go and sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live off the rest," Elisha would tell her. So the widow did exactly that, she sold the oil and paid off her family debts allowing her and the two boys to be able to live in peace and prosperity. Start at the Beginning: Elijah the Fire Prophet 13) Elijah and the Chariot of Fire 15) Elisha - She Bears Attacking 17) The Blood Water 18) <-CURRENT PAGE-> 19) Shunammite's Son Raised From The Dead 20) Elisha and the Pot of Death 24) The Siege of the Dark Famine 26) The Shunammite's Divine Provision 27) Hazael Anointed Syrian King 29) Jehu Is Anointed King of Israel 30) The Demise of Jehoram & Ahaziah 
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