The Shunammite woman watched her son die in her arms, and instead of grieving and crying and getting all upset, she very matter-of-factly went to find the man of God to bring her son back to life. Found inside – Page 429So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! 26Please run now to meet her, and say to her, 'Is it well with you? ... Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me'? In fact, when her husband asks what she is up to, she replies “Shalom”. Well, those are all void of any authority. Elisha’s persistence in prayer and seeking the Lord in order for the boy to come back to life- he didn’t give up on the first try.               Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. שָׁלוֹם shalowm. If it looked life threatening, you would think the father would go in with him, but whatever was wrong with him, he needed to be carried back home. "Did I mention that just a few hours earlier her son, after being carried into the house from their fields sick, died in her arms? Elisha told the woman that she would have a son within a year. How is so strange a work to be achieved? 25 And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel.So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, "Look, the Shunammite woman!.           There was a married woman from Shunem who knew in her mind and heart that Elisha was a special man of God. No matter what you see with your eyes or what people say to you concerning your situation, keep your eyes on God and the promise that He has given you. She would threaten grown men twice her height and tell them she had no problem mopping the floor up with them. Lessons to be learned from the Shunammite, Spurgeon Notes: Resurrection, then, is our aim! We must not waver in our faith even when we do not see the answer with our eyes. ... then, let me advise you how you can save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. A common sponge activity among new bye preachers when they want to preach about faith is to ask the congregation “How many of you have got faith?” The question actually doesn’t make sense because there’s no such thing as “people who have ( Log Out /  Thank you. A couple of people asked her as she travelled if everything was okay and her incredible reply was, “It is well”. “Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. Then following year she has a son. In verse 26, the woman was asked if her child was well and she responded that “All is well.” Why did she respond that way? 2 Kings 8:1 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. I wasn’t just confessing that “it is well,” but I sounded well. She simply said, “All will be well.”. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, The answer was general It is well. Thus she did not accept that the death of her son was a reality that could not change. 2 Kings 4:8 - 37 The Shunammite woman was a wealthy and well respected person in the society. She determined that she would go to the man of God on behalf of her ‘dead’ promise. Funny I had just starting playing “It is well with my soul” by Caleb and Sol Rexius and the Holy Spirit prompted me to search “it is well”. 18 After the child had grown up a bit, one day he went out to visit his father, who was with the harvesters. ❤. She is really a remarkable woman of Faith….. Helo..Great teaching..i started my day with these words.It is well..so I started to look onto the scriptures..research…Greatly Blessed..Thank you..Shalom, The boy did not “sneeze” 7 times! He would visit the area often and each time, she'd invite him to stay with her husband and she. At home she had been calm, maybe in shock, but the shock had worn off and the furious ride had coincided with a surge in her emotions. The Ministry of the Shunammite (4:8-17) 8 Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat food. Elisha and the Shunammite woman, Joseph of Arimathea: Sometimes doing what’s right means risking it all – Take courage, The Fear of the Lord defined by scripture, Rehoboam – First King of Judah -The importance of a humble heart, it saved a nation, Distractions – a letter of Encouragement from Cindy, Gatekeepers! So whenever he came by, he stopped there to eat. Let her lie in your arms, that my lord the king may be warm.” So they sought for a beautiful young woman throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. Why didn't she complain? 19:24). Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Found inside – Page 417So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! 26Please run now to meet her, and say to her, 'Is it well with you? ... Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me'? When Elisha got there, he sent Jake out, shut the door behind him, and prayed earnestly to the Lord. The itinerant prophet Elisha passed through Shunem occasionally, and this wealthy woman and her husband hosted him at their table. The Shunammite Woman 2 Kings 4:8-17 The Shunammite woman is described as a great woman who opened her home to the prophet Elisha. That's why she rushed to Elisha, and did not say to anyone what had happened. He spoke for God. this woman encourage we children of God to increase our faith, even when it seems not to be fine. Calmly she carried the lifeless form of her son into the preacher’s room and laid him on the bed, then walked out and shut the door behind her. If your first method has been unsuccessful, you must improve upon it. Just as He came in deepest sympathy into the nearest contact with our wretched humanity, and condescended to stoop to our sorrowful condition, so must we come near to the souls with whom we have to deal, yearn over them with His yearning, and weep over them with His tears, if we would see them raised from the state of sin. She rocked the little fellow in her lap until noon, and then he died. B. a. He asked why you are seeing him; it is not the New Moon nor is it the Sabbath. Then Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.”. ( know anyone like that?) 18 And the child grew. In the 6 th sign, the child was born to the Shunammite woman who had provided a Bed and Breakfast for Elisha whenever he traveled through the town of Shunem. And so the Shunammite woman, she goes and she dwells in the land of the Philistines and then at the end of the famine she comes back but while she was gone during that seven years, she being a stranger in the land of Israel, other people had moved into her house. The Shunamite woman follows him. Found inside – Page 445It is neither the New Moon nor the Sabbath ” And she said, “It is well ” 24Then she saddled a donkey, and said to her servant, ... when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. “It is well, it is well” were the only words she said as she ran to the prophet Elisha. In it they would put a bed, a table, a stool, and a lamp, and so it would have everything he needs. As he received his life when Elisha breathed into him, he involuntarily said, “Yahshua-Yahshua-Yahshua-Yahshua-Yahshua-Yahshua-Yahshua 7 times. But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait, Sitting upon his mother’s lap, he goes limp, and she’s left childless once again. 25 And so she departed, and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel.So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, "Look, the Shunammite woman!. The Shunammite woman watched her son die in her arms, and instead of grieving and crying and getting all upset, she very matter-of-factly went to find the man of God to bring her son back to life. The only son she had left had just died; how could she say things were okay?? When people ask “How are you” I will say as the Shumanite did, “It is well”. I really like the story of shunamite woman,all is well with me also,very much encouraged. Challenged. The Bible very clearly tells us that we need to walk by faith, and not by sight (2 Cor. A wealthy woman, who lived there with her husband, invited the preacher and his companion to stay for chicken and dumplin’s. With her dead son locked up in Elisha’s room, she knows no one will see him. The woman I read about this week in my devotional book is "The Shunammite Woman." V. Refrain: Her soul is bitter within her, and the Lord has hidden it from me.”, Then the woman spoke, tears streaming down her face. The journey will likely be longer than I can imagine, but it has finally begun, and that's all that matters. Please, let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.’ And it happened one day that he came there, and he turned in to the upper room and lay down there.Then he said to Gehazi his servant, ‘Call this Shunammite woman.’ When he called her, she stood before him. Perhaps she believed that her child would live again, and perhaps she knew that he was safe in the presence of the Redeemer. He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.”. And she said to her husband, ‘Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. But scripture also gives us examples of wealthy people who were not given to a love of “mammon” – Abraham, Joseph of Arimathea, and the Shunammite Woman. Found inside – Page 213Elisha Raises the Shunammite's Son when the vessels were full, that she said to herson, “Bring me another vessel. ... 8Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat ... Her response? “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. God shows that to our Shunammite woman again. The Shunammite Woman’s Faith. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. Verse 26. Thank you so much, Rochelle! The Shunammite woman got on her donkey and headed for Mount Carmel. Lunch Break Study. Yes, she could see that her son was dead, but she knew the promise that she had been given. Why couldn’t Gehazi (i.e. Lydia was a rather religious woman, and often quoted the Bible to her school's principal, with whom she had a close relationship. Even so, it is well with my soul. And as that began to sink into my spirit, I was reminded of the Shunammite Woman. 2 Kings 4:18–37 (NKJV) And the child grew. It is well, it is well with my soul. Our main characters are a Shunammite woman and a Prophet named Elisha. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? Elisha, a prophet of God passed through the area of Shunem often and there was a woman and her husband who showed him kindness by providing him something to eat as he passed through. “18 And the child grew. With such promises, he asked for merciful kindness in his affliction. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?  And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. It is called a double resting place. Oh, voice of the Lord! b. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! Well, when one sneezes, one is having an involuntary bodily function occur to cast out virus that has become lodged in the lungs…when one sneezes to remove those virus (demons) it is by the name “YAHSHUA” as we sneeze that is the sound that is made by the human body to effectively remove or cast out those germs/viruses…understand? is it well with thy husband? Change ). 19 And he said to his father, “My head, my head!”. ( Log Out /  The Shunammite woman trusted God and served His prophet. Our Shunammite Woman takes things a step further and has a great idea. She has a room built for Elisha, a place where he and his servant Gehazi can retreat and rest. Now that is hospitality, having a room added on to your home so that your guests are comfortable. Elisha decides that he wants to do something nice for this hospitable woman. When two people asked her if everything was okay, she answered, “It’s fine”. And he said to him, ‘Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. But sure enough, within a year she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! Integral to understanding this event in Elisha's life are the various characters involved, as well as the scene of the action.  You’d think a prophet would know it all, but here we see that for some reason, the Lord hid something from Elisha. In fact, she made him a room upstairs in her house – how could anyone say no to that?  She was a woman who would not take no for an answer. We know what that is like. We are walking through it ourselves. So we wrote this book for you--because there's more to suffering than meets the eye. God wants to give you hope not just beyond your hurts, but in your hurts. - Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? Her story has SO many facets that I want to discuss (and I will do another post in the future about her), but there is one in particular today that really touches me.It has to do with her hope in the face of unimaginable pain. ( Log Out /  Shunammite - Women of the Bible. Is it well with your husband? Found inside – Page 4346Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, ... 12Then he said to Gehazi his servant, “Call this Shunammite woman. ... And she said, “It is well. 2 Kings 4:26 NKJV “..‘It is well’ ”. ( Log Out /  Found inside – Page 45322Then she called to her husband, and said, “Please send me one of the young men and one of the donkeys, ... So it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! Run to the thrown, not the phone. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. We serve a God of completion. Thanks for commenting 🙂, Good teaching, and timely. It is one of my favorite stories, and how she reappears in chapter 8. What brought the Shunammite woman back to Elisha was not fear, it was faith. And he arose, and followed her. And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. The Shunamite Woman: A Model of Radical Empathy. Something happens to her son one day while he is in the field with his father. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!” But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her. The author of Hebrews does not specifically say, but there are at least four women in the Bible who did witness the resurrection of their children. 5:7). Day Eleven: Lessons from the Shunammite Woman. One morning he got a terrible headache, so his dad sent him inside the house to his mother. Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the King or to the commander of the army?’ She answered, ‘I dwell among my own people.’So he said, ‘What then is to be done for her.’ And Gehazi answered, ‘Actually, she has no son, and her husband is old.’So he said, ‘Call her.’ When he had called her, she stood in the doorway. That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, How powerful these sayings are. One day God wanted to deal with her misplaced faith and this is how he did it? It is amazing. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!’”. His mother held him on her lap, but then the boy died. Found insideSo it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! 26 Please run now to meet her, and say to her, 'Is it well with you? ... Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me'? No matter how bad things look or how negative the report is, you should still rejoice. Elisha was certainly blessed. / PHONETIC RESPELLING / u lma*t. noun. Therefore, they say that this may have helped signify that the Flood would come when Methuselah died. “But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; We can rejoice in knowing that God will never leave us or forsake. My sin, not in part but the whole, Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. and the child?”, Nevertheless, she pressed forward, and when she reached the man of God, she knelt down and took him by the feet, crying bitterly. Come ye children chapter 22:Charles Spurgeon, “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. This is way bigger then most realize. One day, Elisha asked his servant, Gehazi, what they should do for the Shunamite in exchange for all her kindness. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. Almost prophetic on-site. There may be times that we think that our promise is dead, and we may be tempted to give up on our promise. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! Each chapter has a letter in the voice of God to the reader, a Bible verse, a question to ask God, a prayer and space for journaling Each reflection is written in a conversational and easy to understand voice and is grounded in biblical ... 11. what is the meaning of shunem? Still today, God often uses His people’s humble acts of service to bless both the giver and the receiver. Change ). A notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food: This remarkable relationship between Elisha and the Shunammite woman began when the woman sought to do something for the prophet. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. Time passed, and the boy grew. HWC- the global current sweeping through the world (Heart Waxing Cold), Bible verses about protection : The Lord Protects me. She was brave, persistent, caring, and full of faith- and maybe a little bit loud or insolent or gasp! Carmel. 16. “No, sir! Amen and amen. He said it 7 times because the Tabernacle of Moses had 7 general steps (1st step-the Gate, 2nd step-brazen altar of sin sacrifice, 3rd step-brazen laver, 4th step-door to the Holy Place, 5th step-the Holy Place, the 6th step-the 2nd veil, 7th step-the Most Holy Place). Scripture says that this woman from Shunem was a … Found inside – Page 37317But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her. ... he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman!26Please run now to meet her, and say to her, 'Is it well with you? It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. 38 When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. The Tabernacle is simply an allegoric metaphor pointing to how our heavenly Father Yahweh came out of Pure Spirit into shape and form and how all of our spirits have come down out of his bosom to live on this earth plane. Observe carefully what Elisha did when thus foiled in his first effort. Notice at first she said, “It shall be well,” and a few hours later she said, “It is well.” Unlike Gehazi, this woman had faith. I love her characters. Tabor and given to the descendants of Issachar, who was Jacobs son through Bilhah, Rachels servant. Obviously, this woman recognized that her child was a gift that God gave her and that his death was not God's will. She replied to her husband. wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? May I remind you, sweet friend, that God is with you? Kristen Wetherell is a wife, mother, and writer. She's the coauthor of the award-winning book Hope When It Hurts: Biblical Reflections to Help You Grasp God's Purpose in Your Suffering. in English because my heart's desire was to write. He will never leave you nor forsake you.”, We must be like the Shunammite women and say, “It is well.”. It’s not a holiday, is it?” He didn’t even think to ask about their son. Since that time I've worked as a teacher, musician, cleaning lady, tax professional, and artist, but never as a writer. The episode of the Shunammite woman teaches that the charitable giving of food advances the resurrection of the dead, for “she urged him to have a meal” (II Kings 4:8) and thereby merited the resurrection of her son (Cant.  And he called Gehazi, and said,  Call this Shunammite. b. It wasn't the Sabbath. The preacher saw her coming from a distance, as she was kicking up quite a bit of dust, and he sent Jake out to greet her and to find out if all was well. God already has the answer (promise) even before we know that we have a problem (situation). Speaking hope over our situations may seem like the hardest thing we can do when life is hard, but the Shunammite woman reminds us that though it is difficult, it’s not impossible. Found inside – Page 417Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers.19And he said to his father, “My head, my head! ... that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! ... Did I not say, 'Do not deceive me'? The scriptures tell us she “constrained” Elisha. Consider the story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4:8-37. King David was old, advanced in years: This was the twilight of a glorious reign. Thank you for sharing; I really like “to the throne…not the phone.” You might enjoy reading similar thoughts that I penned in a blog entry, “Who You Gonna Run To?” I look forward to reading your future posts! Found inside – Page 540back and forth in the house, and again went up And she said, 1 “It is well. ... 36And he called Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite woman.” So he called her. ... them into the pot of stew, though they did not know what they were. She trusted God. Why did she say, “It is well”? 4 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor … It came right to this article. God did not move instantly, but He did move, and He brought life back into the body of that little boy. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? Faith must be backed up by action.       What an interesting character we have. When she said “All is well” to Gehazi (v26) I don’t think she was being deceitful, and I think it was more than just a courteous greeting. Is it well with your husband? u r so right she didn’t give evil a foot hold. Now the Shunammite was a noblewoman who delighted in showing hospitality to Elisha. 27 When she came to the man of … Elisha doesn’t strike me as one of the friendliest people (he, at times tries) – although a prophet— uhm that’s another post  to show you in detail. “But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”. She was concerned about the well-being of her students, especially Ryan, whose mother Noelle often just gave snacks and fast food for lunch, and often arrived very late to pick him up. Found insideI said, “The only reason you have been sick so long is that you like to be sick. ... When others ask how you were doing the night before, you should say, 'Fine ... The son of the Shunammite woman was lying on the bed already dead. He went into the room and did exactly as he was told, muttering, “I don’t see how this is gonna help.” And sure enough, nothing happened. What God says is true and His Word is truth. Hi Angela! (sent Gehazi with Elisha's staff to put on the child) Did this revive the … “And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, shut the door upon him, and went out. 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. I’m seriously blessed. This is how the Bible described her. I Dwell Among My Own People.  Elisha offers to say a good word for her before the king, and she could care less, so she maybe wasn’t high nobility- but she didn’t need help in that area. In verse 32-38, the child was dead but God raised him back to life again. This is exactly what the Shunammite woman did. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. Her responses of "it is well" tell me that she fully expected that he would do that very thing- that her son would be alive and well again. A monumental achievement, this book puts comprehensive information on men of the Bible at your fingertips, including a list of major characters. Besides named individuals, it also classifies the thousands upon thousands of unnamed men. Now it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers. It is well with my soul, In verses 23 and 26, we read the Shunammite’s firm stance that “it is well”. 19:24). Once the Shunammite woman perceives that her son has died, she lays him on Elisha's bed in his room at her house and hastens toward Mount Carmel where the prophet lives (II Kings 4:21-25). I love the marvelous stories from Elijah and Elisha. The prophet, Elisha, gave the Shunammite woman a promise under the authority of God. Her only son just died in her arms, yet she spoke not a word about it. We try this doctrine and that truth, this anecdote and the other illustration, this way of teaching a lesson and that manner of delivering an address; but so long as ever the truth which we deliver is a matter apart from ourselves and unconnected with our innermost being, so long it will have no more effect upon a dead soul than Elisha’s staff had upon the dead child. Let me explain, when we breathe, we naturally breathe in “yah” and we exhale “weh” (Psalm 150:6 Let all that hath breathe praise ye Yahweh, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing) How do we “pray without ceasing?” It is not possible from a carnal minded perspective, however we all do breathe if we are alive, and if we know it or not, we are all praising the name of our creator Yahweh as we all breathe his name. He does not change. Found insideSo it was, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, the Shunammite woman! 26Please run now to meet her, and say to her, 'Is it well with you? ... Did I not say, 'Do not deceive ... learn at His feet the art of winning souls, so must we come near to the souls with whom we have to deal, yearn over them with His yearning, and weep over them with His tears, Only by imitating the spirit and manner of the Lord Jesus shall we become wise to win souls. Â, long as ever the truth which we deliver is a matter apart from ourselves and unconnected with our innermost being, so long it will have no more effect upon a dead soul than Elisha’s staff had upon the dead child. And she said, "It is well." The 7 th sign of Elisha is recorded in 2 Kings 4:18-37. “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”. There are many warnings about rich people not making it to heaven because they love their riches (1 Tim.