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2 Kings
4:8-37
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | VIII.XLVI, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "Thus the servants of
God are not unthankful for the benefits they receive." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "Elisha cried unto God
in faith; and the beloved son was restored alive to his mother. Those
who would convey spiritual life to dead souls, must feel deeply for
their case, and labour fervently in prayer for them." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "We are never
straiten'd in God, and in his power and bounty, and the riches of his
grace. All our straitness is in ourselves. It is our faith that fails,
not his promise. Were there more vessels, there is enough in God to fill
them, enough for all, enough for each." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "Miracles were for the
most part performed instantaneously; but sometimes, also, they were
advanced progressively towards completion." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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"God Cannot
Be Outdone!" Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "The story of Elisha and the hospitable
Shunammite woman showed that generosity shown comes back to bless the
giver." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Vier
Gestalten einer Totenerweckungserzählung (1 Kön 17,17-24; 2 Kön 4,8-37; Apg 9,36-42;
Apg 20,7-12)," H.-J. Stipp, Biblica 80 (1999).
Abstract (in English).
| "The four successive
versions of the story of the raising from the dead in 2 Kgs 4,8-37; 1 Kgs 17,17-24; Acts
9,36-42 and Acts 20,7-12 are very differently constructed narratives, tailored to diverse
aims." |
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"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. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Amit, Yairah,
"A Prophet Tested: Elisha, the Great Woman of Shunem and the Story's Double
Message," Biblical Interpretation, 2003. |
| Amit, Yairah,
"The Shunammite, the Shulammite and the Professor between Midrash and
Midrash," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001. |
| Hobbs, T.R.,
"Hospitality in the First Testament and the 'Teleological Fallacy',"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001. |
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons: |
| With Children:
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"Elisha," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons),
coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts. |
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"Elisha and the
Shunammite Woman,"
"Elisha
Raises a Boy from the Dead," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian
Center. |
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Art Index: |
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