Week 2: Miracles of Elisha

Last days of Elijah: 2 Kings 3-5

Objective: 

• God judges Ahaziah the son of Ahab

• Elijah Ascends to Heaven

• Beginning of Elisha's ministry

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary
• Catena Bible Commentary
• Fr Dawoud Lamie Bible study (Arabic)

Reading:

• • 2 Kings 3:4-25
  • 2 Kings 4:1-44
  • 2 Kings 5:1-27

Key verse(s):

• “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” 2 Kings 4:30

Comments:

• Jehoshaphat fell into the same mistake again. This time they also almost died from the lack of water.

• Elisha and the Widow’s Oil

• Elisha prophesied the woman will conceive a son

• Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son

• Elisha Purifies the Pot of Stew

• Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men

• Naaman’s Leprosy Healed

• Gehazi’s Greed

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

1. How were the Moabites mislead and lose the war?
2. Did the Shunammite woman have a great faith in Elisha? Prove this.
3. How would some flour remove the poison from the pot?
4. What do you conclude about Naaman’s character?
5. Why did Elisha refuse to take a gift from Naaman?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. The Moabites saw the water and thought:
   a) they will drown b) there is a flood c) it is blood d) the enemies drowned
2. The widow told Elisha she has nothing in her house except:
   a) one loaf of bread b) two coins c) empty jars d) a jar of oil
3. The Shunammite woman asked Elisha to:
   a) give her oil b) heal her son c) to pray for her d) to raise her son from the dead
4. Why was Naaman great in the eyes of his master?
   a) he was a leper b) he was honorable c) he was mighty d) by him the Lord gave victory to Syria
5. How was Gehazi punished?
   a) he became a leper b) he lost his money c) he was killed d) he was thrown in prison