Homiletics Study: Children of the Promise
Kingdom Divided
Lesson 9 Passage: 2 Kings 4:1-6:7
Content (List of Topics or Events)
God uses Elisha to miraculously meets needs of Widow and Shunem family (2 Kings 4:1-37) 1. Widow and miracle of Oil a. Widow of a prophet cries out to Elisha; a creditor is going to take sons as slaves to pay debt. (1) b. Elisha asks what do you have with reply just a small jar of olive oil (2) c. Elisha provides instruction to collect jars and pour oil in jars; miracle all collected jars filled (3-6) d. Elisha instructs to sell oil 7 pay debts (7) 2. Elisha and well-to-do Shunammite woman a son is born. a. Woman urges Elisha to stay for meal (8) b. Woman and husband make a small room for Elisha to stay (9-11) c. Elisha asks what can be done; Elisha tells her of son to be born (12-16) d. Son is born as Elisha said (17) 3. Elisha raises dead woman’s son a. Son dies in mother’s arms (18-21) b. Woman goes to Elisha; is everything all right? (22-26) c. Woman tells of son (27-28) d. Servant followed by Elisha go to dead son (29-30) e. Elisha prays and boy is revived from dead (31-37) | God uses Elisha to demonstrate wholesome provision (2 Kings 4:38-44) 1. Stew a. Elisha returns to Gilgal; a famine request for stew (38) b. Herbs and wild gourds gathered and put in stew (39) c. Men cry out about stew there is “Death in pot” (40) d. Elisha adds flour they eat; nothing harmful in pot (41) B. Bread a. Man comes from Baal Shalishah with 20 loaves of barley bread and heads of new grain (42a) b. Elisha says give it to the people to eat (42b) c. Elisha questioned how can this feed 100 men (43a) d. Elisha says give it to the people to eat; Lord says there will be leftovers (43b) e. They ate and there were leftovers (44) | God uses Aram commander’s leprosy and ax head to demonstrate things thought impossible (2 Kings 5:1-6:7) 1. Naaman healed of leprosy a. Naaman, a great commander of Aram army has leprosy (1) b. Naaman’s wife’s captive girl suggests that prophet from Israel can cure (2-3) c. Naaman goes to master and tells of cure; master agrees with letter with silver and gold (4-6) d. King of Israel reads letter tearing robes; saying “King of Aram picks a quarrel” (7) e. Elisha hears of kings torn robes and send a message to have Naaman come to him (8) f. Elisha tells Naaman to wash 7 times in Jordan; is angry and goes in rage (9-12) g. Naaman’s servant convince him, he goes and is restored (13-14) 2. Naaman recognizes Lord as only God, offers gifts, telling to offer sacrifice only to Lord (15-18) 3. Gehazi cursed a. Gehazi goes after Naaman requesting gifts of silver and clothing (19-24) b. Elisha see’s Gehazi asking where he’s been, he denies, and is cursed with leprosy (25-27) 4. Impossible Possible a. Prophets build a place to meet (6:1-4) b. Ax head falls in water (5) c. Elisha cuts stick and ax head floats (6-7) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
God uses Elisha to miraculously meets needs of widow and Shunem family | 2 Kings 4:1-37 |
God uses Elisha to demonstrate wholesome provision | 2 Kings 4:38-44 |
God uses Aram commander’s leprosy and ax head to demonstrate things thought impossible | 2 Kings 5:1-6:7 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Elisha used to demonstrate God’s miraculous physical and spiritual provision. |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT all things are possible with God; He sees our need, provides abundantly, cleanses and restores to new life. The lost are found. |
Specific Application Questions
In what ways do you demonstrate your faith in times of need? Provide a recent time when you leaned on God for help. |
How have you seen God abundantly provide to you? How have you responded? |
Where have you responded in anger and rage? What needs to change to bring healing? |
Principles to Remember
God knows our every need |
God provides abundantly |
Healing comes with humble submission |
Characteristic of God
Meets our needs |
Theme
Elisha is used to demonstrate God’s abundant provision. |
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