1. During Elisha’s ministry, there was a severe famine in the region. Elisha was meeting there with some of the other prophets. In their hunger, they collected some herbs and wild gourds to make a ste(...)
Read1. The son of the Shunammite woman grew and was old enough to visit his father when he was working in the fields. One day he complained about a headache. He sat with his mother on her lap, but tragica(...)
Read1. Elisha was met by a woman who was suffering greatly. Her husband, who believed the Lord, had died. Because she had no money, she ended up in debt with no hope of escaping. Creditors threatened to t(...)
Read1. When Ahab king of Israel died, Moab revolted against Israel. Ahab'sson Joram asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah (his father-in-law) to help him put down the revolt. So, the kings of Israel, Judah and(...)
Read1. Elisha witnessed the glory of the Lord when Elijah was taken up to heaven. He tore his clothes and began his new life. He picked up Elijah’s cloak, returned to the Jordan and asked, “Where now is t(...)
Read1. Elijah faithfully served God in his lifetime. Now the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. In preparation, the Lord sent Elijah to different places. Each time Elijah instructe(...)
Read1. King Ahab had been wounded and died in battle, as prophesied. Then his son Ahaziah took the throne. When Ahaziah was injured in a fall, he did not seek the Lord, but rather the God of Ekron—Baal-Ze(...)
Read1. To find a wife for Isaac in a faraway land required strategy to “feel out” God’s faithfulness to Abraham, ultimately identifying Rebekah. Location is important so he went to Nahor, not waiting for(...)
Read1. After a life full of blessing, Abraham focuses his attention on Isaac, who is at least thirty-seven (17:17; 23:1) yet still unmarried, likely due to his mom’s death (24:67). Being too old to journe(...)
Read1. Sarah had 37 years of domestic life together with Abraham and Isaac, and then died in Hebron. She is the only woman in the Bible whose lifespan was recorded, another sign of her importance. God val(...)
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