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.
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Janet Irene Thomas
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