Elisha & the Suffering Widow
2 Kings 4:1-7
1 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my
husband is dead, and you know that your servant
feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my
two sons to be his slaves."
2 So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell
me, what do you have in the house?" And she said,
"Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of
oil."
3 Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere,
from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather
just a few.
4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the
door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all
those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her
and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she
poured it out.
6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full,
that she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel."
And he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So
the oil ceased.
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he
said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and
your sons live on the rest.“
2 Kings 4:1-7
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophet’s family in dire situation
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophet’s family in dire situation
• Prophet’s widow asks Elisha’s help
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophet’s family in dire situation
• Prophet’s widow asks Elisha’s help
• Widow used what she had for Him
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Near the end of the northern kingdom
• Prophet, a servant of Elisha, dies
• Prophet’s family in dire situation
• Prophet’s widow asks Elisha’s help
• Widow used what she had for Him
• One vessel to many vessels to no more vessels
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Background of this lesson
• Five lessons to be learned
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• “And he died”
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• “And he died”
• Your favorite Bible character died
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• “And he died”
• Your favorite Bible character died
• And so will you!
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 12:4-11
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 12:4-11
• Your pick of best story to show this
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 12:4-11
• Your pick of best story to show this
• 2 Tim. 3:10-12
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Purpose of suffering Heb. 12:4-11
• Your pick of best story to show this
• 2 Tim. 3:10-12
• And so will you!
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• 1 Pet. 3:12
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• 1 Pet. 3:12
• Heb. 13:5-6
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• 1 Pet. 3:12
• Heb. 13:5-6
• And so are you!
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Unknown shepherd boy
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Unknown shepherd boy
• Despised tax collector
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Unknown shepherd boy
• Despised tax collector
• And so can you!
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
• King could have hit the earth more
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
• King could have hit the earth more
• Harvest is determined by planting
Elisha and the Suffering Widow
• Five lessons to be learned
• Good people die
• Good people suffer
• Good people are protected
• Good people can be used by God
• Good people can do more
• King could have hit the earth more
• Harvest is determined by planting
• And so can Palm Beach Lakes
Becoming One Used by God
Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him
John 3:16
Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him
John 3:16
• Repent—decide to obey Acts 17:30
Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him
John 3:16
• Repent—decide to obey Acts 17:30
• Confess Christ
Rom. 10:9
Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him
John 3:16
• Repent—decide to obey Acts 17:30
• Confess Christ
Rom. 10:9
• Baptized to be saved
Acts 22:16
Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him
John 3:16
• Repent—decide to obey Acts 17:30
• Confess Christ
Rom. 10:9
• Baptized to be saved
Acts 22:16
Added to His Kingdom, His Church
Becoming One Used by God
• Believe in Him
John 3:16
• Repent—decide to obey Acts 17:30
• Confess Christ
Rom. 10:9
• Baptized to be saved
Acts 22:16
Added to His Kingdom, His Church
• Be faithful until death
Rev. 2:10