THE MIRACLES OF ELISHA CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 4:1. TWO SONS TO BE BONDMEN—The law entitled a creditor to the slavery or service of debtors till the year of Jubilee. 2 Kings 4:2. POT OF OIL—Gesenius suggests _unctio_—“oil for anointing,” as the rendering of אָסוךְ—instead of “pot... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 4:8. SHUNEM, in the plain of Esdraelon, at the base of Little Hermon, now _Sulam_. 2 Kings 4:10. CHAMBER ON THE WALL—Probably, as in 2 Samuel 18:33, a chamber in the _oleah_, or porch, usually appropriated to strangers; secluded and suitable for quiet retir... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 4:22. THAT I MAY RUN TO THE MAN OF GOD—Not waiting to inform her husband of the reason of her mission, lest he should dissuade her, not doubting the miraculous help she would gain from the man of God. 2 Kings 4:23. SHE SAID, IT SHALL BE WELL—Simply שָׁלוֹם,... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 4:38. SONS OF THE PROPHETS WERE SITTING BEFORE HIM—This means, not that they lived in common with Elisha, but sat as scholars before him for teaching. SEETHE POTTAGE—A kind of thick broth of rice or meal, vegetables, and meat. 2 Kings 4:40. THERE IS DEATH IN... [ Continue Reading ]
_HOMILETICS OF 2 Kings 4:42_ THE SUPERABUNDANT GOODNESS OF GOD I. PROVIDES FOR THE DAILY WANTS OF MAN. “Give unto the people that they may eat” (2 Kings 4:42). How enormous are the thought and toil involved in supplying the daily wants of a simple city—_e.g._, London! How unremitting the care, how... [ Continue Reading ]