MIRACLES OF FAITH (5)

Miracle of the Ax Head

2 Kings 6: 1-7
King James Version (NIV)

AN AX HEAD FLOATS

6 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.

4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.

5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.

7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.

4:8,9 In his travels Elisha frequently passed through Shunem, which was located near Jezeel. In contrast to Obadiah’s poor widow (vv.1-7), this Shunammite was a great woman (implying she was very affluent), and she had a husband.

4:10-17 As God had provided children for Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah, so He miraculously enabled this hospitable woman and her husband to have a son.

4: 18, 19 It is believed that the Shunammite’s son died from inflammation of the brain produced by a sunstroke.

4:24-37 The actions of both Elisha and the Shunammite woman in this incident provide illustrations of the importance of faith and persistence.

Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
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Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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