1. The Prophets and the Poisonous Food St. Rebecca: Grade 4-5 St. Mary COC Ottawa

2. Elisha was a very good teacher who always had an audience because his lessons were sweet and useful.

3. At the time there was a famine in the land because the rain did not fall......Elisha invited his listeners to his house for dinner so that he can provide satisfy their appetite with the spiritual food he gives them.

4. This dinner party needed preparation, so Elisha asked his Gehazi to prepare the meal......But Gehazi was a lazy disciple and instead of going to the fields to get the fruits, he found a vine close by and from it he picked as many Gourds as he could carry. This food was bitter and poisonous.

5. The men felt the food was poisoned and Elisha knew what happened by the Spirit. He said to them “Do not be afraid as God says ‘And if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them’” Elisha brought some flour and threw it into the pot and everybody ate and was not harmed.

6. They glorified the Lord for this miracle that He performed through His prophet Elisha. What the Lord says is always true: “And when they drink any thing deadly, it will by no means hurt them”

7. What Can I Do? FAITH  Don’t be lazy. Do everything to the best of your ability.  Have faith in God that he will get you through any situation. Call on Him when you are in need instead of relying on your own efforts  Love everyone and be generous and hospitable to them  Glorify God in everything and not other humans or yourself.

8. And if they drink any thing deadly, it will by no means hurt them -Mark 16:18

9. Questions 1.Why did the people like listening to Elisha? His lessons were_________ and _________ 2. Because the rain did not fall there was a __________ in the land. SWEETUSEFUL FAMINE 3. Gehazi was too lazy to go get the good fruit so he picked ________ instead. GOURDS 4. TRUE or FALSE. Elisha threw flour into the pot to make it safe to eat. TRUE 5. And if they ______ any thing _______, it will by no means _____ them (Mark 16:18). DEADLY HURT DRINK