RIDICULOUS PROVISION

2 KINGS 4:1-7

1 The wife of a man from

the company of the

prophets cried out to

Elisha, “Your servant my husband is

dead,  

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and you know that he

revered the LORD. But

now his creditor is coming to

take my two boys as his

slaves.

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2 Elisha replied to her,

“How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in

your house?”

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“Your servant has nothing there at all,”

she said, “except a

small jar of olive oil.” 

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3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all

your neighbors

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for empty jars. Don’t

ask for just a few.

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4 Then go inside and

shut the door behind you and your sons.  

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Pour oil into all the jars,

and as each is filled, put it to

one side.”

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5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her

sons.

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They brought the jars to her

and she kept pouring.

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6 When all the

jars were full, she said to

her son, “Bring me

another one.”

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But he replied,

“There is not a jar left.”

Then the oil stopped flowing. 

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7 She went and told the man of God, and he said,

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“Go, sell the oil and pay your debts.

You and your sons can live

on what is left.” 

EXODUS 21:2

"If you buy a Hebrew

servant, he is to serve you for

six years. But in the seventh

year, he shall go free, without

paying anything.

PROVERBS 22:7

The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is

servant to the lender.

PROVERBS

28:12

When the righteous triumph,

there is great elation; but when the

wicked rise to power, men

go into hiding.

WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE WHAT YOU

REALLY WANT, GOD IS WHAT YOU REALLY NEED.

If you pay attention to these laws

and are careful to

follow them,

DEUTORONOMY

7:12-13

then the LORD your

God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he

swore to your forefathers.

DEUTORONOMY

7:12-13

then the LORD your

God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he

swore to your forefathers.

DEUTORONOMY

7:12-13

then the LORD your

God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he

swore to your forefathers.

DEUTORONOMY

7:12-13

DEUTORONOMY

7:12-13

He will love you and bless

you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your

womb, the crops of your land

DEUTORONOMY

7:12-13

-your grain, new wine and oil--the

calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the

land that he swore to your forefathers

to give you.

JOEL2:18-

19

Then the LORD will be jealous

for his land and take pity on his

people.

JOEL2:18-

19

The LORD will reply to them: `I am sending you grain, new wine

and oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I

make you an object of scorn to the

nations.

REASONS WHY ELISHA ASKS HER TO SHUT THE

DOOR

NO DISTURBANC

E

To show to the widow’s children the testimony

and power of God their

father have served.

God will display His Power and faithfulnes

s.

DEUTORONOMY

10:17-18

17For the LORD your God is God

of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who

shows no partiality and accepts no

bribes

DEUTORONOMY

10:17-18

18He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.

EXODUS

22:22-23

22"Do not take

advantage of a widow or an

orphan.

EXODUS

22:22-23

23 If you do and they cry out to me, I

will certainly hear

their cry.

2 CORINTH

IANS4:7

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to

show that this all-surpassing power is from God and

not from us.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH?

STOP WAITING FOR WHAT

YOU WANT AND START

WORKING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.

2 KINGS

4:2

Elisha replied to her, "How

can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" "Your servant has nothing there at all,"

she said, "except a little

oil."

OFFER GOD WHAT

YOU HAVE AND TRUST HIM TO GIVE YOU

WHAT YOU NEED.

OFFER GOD WHAT

YOU HAVE AND TRUST HIM TO GIVE YOU

WHAT YOU NEED.

2 KINGS 4:3-7

Elisha said, "Go around and ask

all your neighbors for empty jars.

Don't ask for just a few.

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4 Then go inside and

shut the door behind you and your

sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as

each is filled, put it to one

side.” 

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5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her

and she kept pouring. 

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6 When all the jars were

full, she said to her son, “Bring

me another one.” But he

replied, “There is not a jar left.”

Then the oil stopped flowing. 

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7 She went and told the man of

God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay

your debts. You and your sons can live

on what is left.”  

2 CORINTHIANS 4:7

7 But we have this

treasure in jars of clay

to show that this all-

surpassing power is from God

and not from us.