1. Lesson 9: Elisha’s Ministry

2. The man of God 2 Kings 4:1-6:7

3. P ATTERN OF M IRACLES (2 K INGS 4:1-6:7) Sons of the prophets (2 Kings 4:1-7) Other (2 Kings 4:8-37) Sons of the prophets (2 Kings 4:38-44) Other (2 Kings 5:1-27) Sons of the prophets (2 Kings 6:1-7)

4. E MPHASIS O N … 2 Kings 4:1-6:7 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 The peopleThe king of Israel

5. W HO D O I G O T O F OR H ELP ? (T HEME : 2 K INGS ) Ahaziah—god of Ekron (1:3) Joram—Jehoshaphat (3:7)

6. W HO D O I G O T O F OR H ELP ? (2 K INGS 4-7) Wife of one of the sons of the prophets (4:1) Elisha Sons of the prophets (4:40) Man of God One of the sons of the prophets (6:5-6) His master, man of God Israelite mother (6:26) King of Israel (Joram) Shunnamite woman (4:22,27) Elisha Naaman (5:9) Elisha “C RIED O UT ”

7. G OD P ROVIDES AND P ROTECTS (2 K INGS 4-7 ) Wife of one of the sons of the prophets (4:7) Covers debt, allows life Sons of the prophets (4:41,44) Safety, more than enough One of the sons of the prophets (6:5-6) Found what was lost Shunnamite woman (4:17,33- 37) Life of a child Naaman (5:14-15) Cleansing Elisha (6:16-17; 32-33) Chariots of fire Knowledge of Joram coming Israelite mother (7:16) Food for cheap

9. C HARACTER OF THE C HARACTERS (2 K INGS 4-7) Wife of the sons of the prophets: Trusting and obedient, husband served Elisha and the L ORD Shunnamite woman: Hospitable, respectful, humble Israelite woman: Desperate, abominable, fulfillment of prophecy (Deut 28, Lev 26)

10. C HARACTER OF THE C HARACTERS (2 K INGS 4-7) Elisha Man of prayer, caring & compassionate, willing to consent & refuse, aware of the spiritual world Gehazi Obedient, protective, greedy Naaman Reasonable, highly respected, generous King of Israel Been waiting on the Lord?, didn’t serve the baals The lepers: Thought about others, had a soft conscience

11. C ONDITIONS (2 K INGS 5:10-15) Go wash 7 times in the Jordan River and you’ll be clean Condition to be clean After…encouraged/reasoned with by his servant he obeys Met the condition, therefore was made clean I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel! Not: ‘I made myself clean’ “Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.” (Acts 22:16)

12. 2 K INGS 8-10; 2 C HRONICLES 22: A HAZIAH & J EHU