The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1922-02-10
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY IL
ELISHA AND THE SHUNAMMITE
WOMAN

WOMAN
LESSON TExT-II Kings 1887.
GOLDEN TEXT-Verily, verify, / say
unto you. the hour is coming. and now is,
when the dead shall hear the voice of the
son OF God; and they that hear SHAH
hve.-John 5.25
REFERENCE MATERIAL-John II:
Lie
PRIMARY TOPIC - Elisha Brings q
JUNIOR ToPIC-How Elisha Brought
Boy to Life
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Elisha Helping in a Home
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Our Ministry Of Comfort and Help
/. The Shunammite's Hospitality to
Elisha wv. SID.
r 1. Its occasion ". s.. A wealthy
woman Of Shunem. observing that
Elisha passed continually by her house
IN his journeys, was moved with com
passion toward him. She determined
according to her ability to supply his
needs.
> Its nature wv. SID. "She
constrained him to eat bread wv. s.
%. AS a result of her earnest en-
treaty, as often as he passed by her
received a prophet in the name of
prophet. ~ She fitted up room for
him wv. 10, IL. She equipped this
room with the necessary furniture TO
make it comfortable for the prophet
a bed, chair, table and candle When
ever he saw fit 10 occupy this room
ID was at his disposal.
IT, Elisha Endeavors to Repay Her
Kindness (vv. 12-17).
l. He offers to ask a favor from the
king or head of the army ". 49,. This
offer implies that Elisha had influence
at the royal court. The womans re-
ply shows her truly to be a great
woman. She did not desire to change
the calm and quiet Of her home for
place ever in the royal court. Her
answer also shows that her motive
IN extending generosity to the prophet
was entirely unselfish, purely because
he was Gods prophet.
, Elisha announces the giving OF
son to her wv. 16, 10. Through
inquiry of Gehazi 1t was discovered
that this woman was childless. So
the prophet made known to her that
in about year from that time she
should experience the joy of a mother.
IN. The Coming Of Sorrow to the
Shunammite's Home WV 1S-21).
The child which brought joy to
her home was suddenly taken away.
How many homes are like this Scarce
ly DO we begin to enjoy life until
death enters and snatches away some
loved one. The cause of his death was
probably sunstroke, for the heat of
he. no in r.Nr
is very intense When the boy COM
planned of his head, the father sent
him home TO his mother. By noon
the child died and the mother laid
him upon the bed of the man of
God. Faith prompted her TO do this.
She did not make preparation for
burial, but for restoration to life
(Heb. II :35).
~. The Mother Goes to Elisha
wv 22-2S).
When one is in trouble or sorrow
the best place to go is to the man OF
God who Is able to give counsel and
comfort Happy is the one who in the
days of prosperity and sunshine has
SO related himself to God and His
prophets that he can have help and
sympathy in time of trouble
/. She took hold of EIisha's feet
w. %. This was the eastern way of |
enforcing petition. She passed by |
Gehazi. She would not be content with |
the servant when the master could be |
reached.
.. She chided the prophet ". 2S) |
Did l desire a SOM" This implies |
that 1t would have been better not to |
have had a child than TO have lost
him so soon.
V. The Child Restored wv. 29-3D. |
/. Gehazi's fruitless errand wv. -
BY. He hurried away and placed the
prophets staff upon the childs face,
but it did not revive. Perhaps the
fault lay in Gehazi-his lack of faith.
The woman seemed 10 perceive his
lack: she would not trust him. She
would not go until Elisha was will
ing 10 90 along. This fruitless errand
Of Gehazi shows the wOrthIessness of
the forms of religion when used by
those who have no faith in them
= Elisha's efficient service wv. 81
81. He went 10 the house where
the dead child was ID He prayed
". 33). He knew that no one but God
could help, so he closed the door.
all others out. Our service
10 men should be preceded by prayer.
(2) He stretched himself upon the
child " 34). He brought his warm
body into touch with the cold body
of the child. God blesses and saves
through the warm touch of those who
are in touch with Him. After we pray
we should get into actual touch with
those dead in traSDaSSoS and Sin Co5,-
method Of saving the world is through
the ministry of saved men and
women