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Children, last week, we saw how God’s prophet, Elisha brought out the power of God’s words, saved
and helped God’s people. Therefore, blessed were those who listened to his word, which were also
God’s word.
Introduction
One day, Prophet Elisha went to a place Shunem, There was a woman who revered God, who urged
him to stay for a meal. Because she knew that he was a man of God who spoke God’s word, she
received him cordially and prepared a well-furnished room in her house for him to stay whenever he
came by. The Shunammite woman could not bear a child. Man of God, Elisha saw that the woman
was one who revered God and was touched by God, and blessed her, saying, “About this time next
year, you will give birth to a son.” Initially, the woman felt that it was not possible but according to man
of God, Elisha’s words, the woman became pregnant. One year later, she gave birth to a son. The
child grew up gradually. However, one day, he had a serious illness and died. His mother was
extremely upset and she laid him on the bed of the man of God and went to find Elisha immediately.
When Prophet Elisha found out about this, he and his servant immediately went to the woman’s
house. He saw the dead child and shut the door, and prayed to God. Then he got on the bed and lay
upon the boy, and the boy’s life was restored. Elisha hence returned the boy to the woman. There
was another occasion, Elisha told the Shunammite woman, “Go away with your family and stay for a
while wherever you can because the Lord has decreed a famine in the land for 7 years.” The woman
proceeded to do according to the word spoken by the man of God, Elisha. She abandoned her house
and land and moved elsewhere. At the end of 7 years, after the famine, she came back and went to
the king, begging for her house and land. At that time, the king was talking to man of God, Elisha’s
servant, who was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life. When the servant saw the
Shunammite woman, he said, “This is the woman and this is her son whom man of God, Elisha
restored to life! The king was utterly amazed and said, “Give back everything that belonged to this
woman, including tall the income from her land from the day she left the country until now.” Because
the Shunammite woman revered God, she did everything according to the word of the man of God,
and therefore, she received all the blessings and inheritance that belonged to her (son, house and
land).