Week 2: Miracles of Elisha

Last days of Elijah: 2 Kings 1-23-5

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 1:1-173:4-25
  • 2 Kings 2:4:1-2544
  • 2 Kings 5:1-27

Key verse(s):

• "Elisha“As said,the “PleaseLord letlives, aand double portion ofas your spiritsoul belives, uponI me”will not leave you.” 2 Kings 2:94:30

Comments:

• Ahaziah is

  Jehoshaphat judgedfell likeinto histhe fathersame Ahab.mistake again. This time they also almost died from the lack of water.

• The first two fifty servants did not respect God's man, Elijah,

  Elisha and thusthe GodWidow’s sentOil

  fire.
• Elijah ascends

  Elisha toprophesied the heavenswoman throughwill conceive a son

• Elisha Raises the fireShunammite’s chariot.Son

  Only
Elijah
• and

  Elisha Enoch were taken up inPurifies the body.Pot of Stew

• Elisha prayedFeeds forOne doubleHundred theMen

  portion of Elijah's spirit. He asked for this as he needs support in his ministry.
• The bears came out as a punishment for mocking God'

  Naaman’s man.Leprosy Healed

• Elisha'

  Gehazi’s seriesGreed

  of miracles starts. He turned the bad water into good water by a bowl of salt

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

1. WhyHow did Elijah sparewere the lifeMoabites ofmislead and lose the 3rd group of fifties and their captain?
2. Compare between Elijah and Moses in parting the water.war?
3. Did the youthShunammite ofwoman Bethelhave deservea great faith in Elisha? Prove this.
4. How would some flour remove the curse?poison Why?from the pot?
5. What do you conclude about Naaman’s character?
6. Why did Elisha refuse to take a gift from Naaman?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. FromThe whomMoabites didsaw Ahaziahthe wantwater toand knowthought:
   a) if hethey will recover from his injury?
   a) Elijahdrown b) Baal-Zebubthere is a flood c) Godit is blood d) the highenemies priestsdrowned
2. WhatThe didwidow Elijahtold doElisha 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 the first fifty men and their captain?
   a) blessed them b) cursed them c) askedpray for fireher d) to consumeraise themher d)son prayedfrom forthe them dead
4. WhatWhy happenedwas toNaaman Elijah?great in the eyes of his master?
   a) he diedwas ofa old ageleper b) he was taken into Heavenhonorable c) he traveledwas mighty d) by him the Lord gave victory to anotherSyria
city
5. How was Gehazi punished?
   a) he became a leper b) he lost his money c) he was killed d) he was killed
6. Elisha turned the bad water into good water by:
   a) throwing salt into the water b) filtering the water c) putting the waterthrown in new containersprison