Unit 14 Session 1
RESURRECTION
2 KINGS 4:18-22 ; 24-25 ; 28-37
Key Concept:God has the power to overcome death.
The prophet Elijah's ministry ended when he was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha, his successor, wen to Shunem, where he met " a prominent woman" who fed him and provided him a place to stay whenever he came that way. In response, Elisha desired to help her in some way. He learned she had no offspring and her husband was aging. Aside from the general desire to bear children, if she were to become a widow with no offspring, the Shunammite woman would be vulnerable and likely oppressed. Therefore, Elisha prophesied that in one year she would have a son, and it came to pass, just as Elisha had promised.
As you read 2 Kings 4:18-22; 24-25; 28-37:
✞ Recognize that when her son died, the Shunammite woman
knew to seek God through His prophet.
✞ Consider that both the woman and Elisha needed to persist
in their hope in the resurrection.
