Gehazi was about to push her away, but Elisha said, “Leave her alone. Can’t you see she’s deeply distressed? And the Lord has not told me a thing about it.”
The relationship between Elisha and God was truly unique. Oh, to have such a relationship, Lord!
The woman said to Elisha, “I swear by my loyalty to the living Lord and to you that I will not leave you!”
When Elisha arrived, he went alone into the room and saw the boy lying dead on the bed. He… lay stretched out over the boy, the boy’s body started to get warm. Elisha got up, walked around the room, and then went back and again stretched himself over the boy. The boy sneezed seven times and then opened his eyes. Elisha called Gehazi and told him to call the boy’s mother. When she came in, he said to her, “Here’s your son.” She fell at Elisha’s feet, with her face touching the ground; then she took her son and left.
Much like with Jairus and his daughter (Luke 8:40-56). Just coming into contact with Elisha brought life – even after his death (2 Kings 13:21)! I do pray to be a source of blessing for others, Father.
The stew was poured out for the men to eat, but as soon as they tasted it they exclaimed to Elisha, “It’s poisoned!”—and wouldn’t eat it. Elisha asked for some meal, threw it into the pot, and said, “Pour out some more stew for them.” And then there was nothing wrong with it.
You make all things clean, Lord (John 8:1-11).
Another time, a man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing Elisha twenty loaves of bread made from the first barley harvested that year, and some freshly-cut heads of grain. Elisha told his servant to feed the group of prophets with this, but he answered, “Do you think this is enough for a hundred men?”
Elisha replied, “Give it to them to eat, because the Lord says that they will eat and still have some left over.” So the servant set the food before them, and as the Lord had said, they all ate, and there was still some left over.
Much like with Jesus, his disciples and the feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21).
Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army, was highly respected and esteemed by the king of Syria, because through Naaman the Lord had given victory to the Syrian forces. He was a great soldier, but he suffered from a dreaded skin disease. In one of their raids against Israel, the Syrians had carried off a little Israelite girl, who became a servant of Naaman’s wife. One day she said to her mistress, “I wish that my master could go to the prophet who lives in Samaria! He would cure him of his disease.”
Much like with Samuel (1 Samuel 3:19-20), Elisha’s reputation was well established as a prophet. As for me, I’m afraid I will just slide into obscurity…