The Increase of the Widow’s Oil
2 Kings 4: 1 – 7
King James Version (KJV)
4 Now there cried a certain woman of the
wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband
is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor
is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do
for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid
hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels
abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut
the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those
vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door
upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were
full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her,
There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And
he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of
the rest.
KINGDOM DYNAMICS
A Lesson in Faith. Faith is, in essence, taking God at His Word and His Word at face value. God has a limitless supply of resources for all who trust in and obey Him. Fearing that we will not have enough in times of need insults the God who has revealed Himself as Yahweh-Yireh. The- Lord-Our-Provider.
4:1-7 Believe that God is able to
supply our needs, even when we have no idea how. Know that God promises to keep His people alive in famine. This
applies spiritually, too. God’s spiritual resources for us are limitless, even
during times of spiritual drought.
4:1 Jewish
11:35-38 The fact that others were
tortured and suffered in various other ways indicates that faith does not
provide an automatic exemption from hardships, trials, or tragedy. Furthermore,
the experience of such difficulties does not mean that the people undergoing
them possess less faith than those who are not afflicted. The same faith that
enables some to escape trouble enables others to endure it. The same faith that
delivers some from death enables other to die victoriously. Faith is not a
bridge over troubled waters, but is a pathway through them. Discerning the pathway
and the source of any hardships encountered requires aggressive prayer and
worship. Through these means, God’s perspective becomes focused.
11:39-40 In spite of the good
report resulting from their faith, the OT saints received not the promise of
the blessings of the New Covenant brought by Christ. Made perfect: The body of
Christ will be complete with the saint from both OT and NT times.
In Christ,
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing
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