Friday, November 27, 2015

2 Kings 4

"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...When Elisha came into the house, there was the child, lying dead on his bed...Now it happened, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out and said, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it...But his servant said, “What? Shall I set this before one hundred men?” vv. 6,32,40,43

Read chapter 4
When you read of one miracle after the next after the next in this chapter what does it remind you of?  What similarities do you see in these four miracles in this chapter?  They all represent miracles that Jesus did during His earthly ministry (Elisha's were on a smaller scale though).

  • The oil that didn't run out = wine at the wedding
  • Elisha bringing back the boy from being dead = Jesus raising Lazarus from the grave
  • Poison stew into healthy stew = turned a few fish & loaves into a healthy meal to feed 4,000 
  • 20 loaves for 100 people fed full = 5 loaves & 2 fish fed 5,000
Elisha is a type of Christ in many more ways we continue to read about.  How else can you see similarities? 

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