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  Epiphany
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  Epiphany 5
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  Epiphany 6
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  Last Epiphany /
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  St Mathias
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  Ash Wednesday
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  Lent 2
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  Lent 3
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  Lent 4
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  Annunciation
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  Lent 5
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  Liturgy of Palms
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  Liturgy of Passion
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  Holy Wk Monday
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  Holy Wk Tuesday
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  Holy Wk Wed
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  Holy/Maundy Thurs
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  Good Friday
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  Holy Saturday
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  Easter Sunday
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  Easter Evening
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2 Kings 4:42-44

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bulletIV.21, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"It is not the quantity of bread that satisfies, but the blessing that God gives."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"When we are receiving the supports and comforts of life, we must keep up an expectation of death, and a fear of sin."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"First fruits - Which were the priests due, Numb 18:12, but these, and probably the rest of the priests dues, were usually brought by the pious Israelites, according to their ability and opportunity, to the Lord's prophets, because they were not permitted to carry them to Jerusalem."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"This was not a miracle of Elisha, but only a prediction of one by the word of the Lord. Thus it differed widely from those of Christ."
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
bullet 2 Kings 4:42-44, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
bullet "Sharing a Little to Feed Many," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
bullet"The Miracle of the Bread (2 Kings 4:42-44)," by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
bullet"The problems we so often face or fail to adequately solve are often caused by the confinement of our perspectives, and our unbelief in the Word. Oh, that we might learn to measure life and deal with its needs not by who we are, but by who and what the Lord is and has promised."
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "The End of the Omride Dynasty: Social-Ethical Observations on the Subject of Power and Violence," Hannelis Schulte, Semeia 66: Ethics and Politics in the Hebrew Bible, 1994.
bulletReviews:
bulletSermons:
bullet "Forms of Hunger and Healing," Michele M. Chollet, National Catholic Reporter, 1997.
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Elisha," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
bulletDrama:
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bulletHymns and Music:
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletMovies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of 2 Kings