Elijah & Elisha

ELISHA GOD CAN PROVIDE MORE THAN WE NEED.

ELIJAH & BIBLE PASSAGE: 2 KINGS 4 ELISHA MEMORY VERSE: MAP MATTHEW 19:26

OODLES OF OIL

Do you have olive oil in your kitchen?

In Bible times, oil was used for food and cooking, medicine, fuel for lamps, and religious rituals—like anointing. Oil was very useful, valuable, and seen as a blessing from God.

In the Old Testament, God blessed a widow with a lot of oil. Check out 2 Kings 4 to see how the widow used it.

Elijah and Elisha were PROPHETS OF GOD. Elijah came first. He delivered powerful messages from God and showed many people that Yahweh is the ONE TRUE GOD. Elisha followed and learned from Elijah. After Elijah went to heaven, Elisha began prophesying to the people.

Examine this map of Elijah and Elisha’s lives. What names and stories do you recognize? Now, look for the town of SHUNEM, located in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. TODAY’S BIBLE STORY TAKES PLACE IN THIS LOCATION.

Mt. Carmel

Shunem SPOTLIGHT ON SHUNEM ISRAEL ÆÆ A town located southeast of MOUNT CARMEL GOD CAN PROVIDE MORE THAN WE NEED. ÆÆ Where the Philistines CAMPED AMMON when they fought against King Saul Bethel Jericho ÆÆ Where the prophet Elisha Ekron Jebus TRAVELED AND PREACHED Jerusalem ÆÆ Was CONQUERED by Egyptian pharaohs ÆÆ May be known today as the Gaa JUDAH VILLAGE OF SULAM

Beersheba

EDOM

HIDDEN JARS The woman collected jars for oil from all of her neighbors. How many jars can you find on today’s pages?

ELISHA’S ROOM The woman and her husband built Elisha a room to stay in while he was serving God in their town. The room had a bed, table, chair, and a lamp. If you were going to build a room for someone who was serving God, what would you include? In the space below, design a room.