열왕기하 4:2-6 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

The widow's oil increased. This simple and touching story is one of those many narratives which make the Bible a book for every one, and a book for everyday life. The individual is never lost in the nation or the race. It is so in actual fact. Our own personal needs and struggles and anxieties are of more importance and interest to us than the struggles of a nation or the general well-being of the human race. It is the same in the Bible. The Bible is partly a history of nations, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

A prophet's widow and it prophet's kindness. "Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha," etc. There are two subjects of thought in these verses. I. A PROPHET 'S WIDOW IN DISTRESS . "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." This poor... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

The miracles of Elisha: the pot of oil. The next few chapters relate a number of the miracles of Elisha—all of them works of mercy. I. THE WIDOW 'S TROUBLE . The story told in these verses is one of sore distress. It is a story: 1. Of bereavement . A poor woman, widow of one of "the sons of the prophets," cried to Elisha, "Thy servant my husband is dead." We learn from this that the prophetic communities were not monastic. Marriage was permitted, and members of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-44

TYPICAL MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA . General introduction . The miracles of this chapter are all of them miracles of mercy. The first and last consist in the multiplying of food, and thus belong to the same class as our Lord's feeding the four and the five thousands, and Elijah's increasing the meal and oil of the widow of Zarephath ( 1 Kings 17:10-16 ). It serves no useful purpose to ask how miracles of this class were wrought. The inspired writers have not told us; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:2

And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? Elisha acknowledges at once the call upon him to do something for the woman. This is, no doubt, in part, because she is a widow. Widows were, in the Law, especially commended to the attention and care of the faithful. As Bahr says, "It is a well-known feature of the Mosaic Law, one which is distinctly prominent, that it often and urgently commands to succor the widows and the fatherless, and to care for them ( Exodus 22:22-24 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:3

Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. God stints not in his gifts ( Isaiah 55:1 ). When he offers them, men should take advantage of the offer largely , in the same spirit in which it is made (see below, 2 Kings 13:19 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:4

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons. The miracle was to be performed secretly. Attention was not to be called to it—perhaps because otherwise the prophet would have been overwhelmed with applications from others; perhaps because the act was not a mere mechanical one, but required that, during its performance, the hearts of the woman and of her sons should be lifted up in prayer and adoration and thankfulness to God for the mercy which he was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:5

So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons— i.e. obeyed exactly the prophet's orders— who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out ; literally, they bringing the vessels to her , and she pouring out . The modus operandi had been left to the woman and her sons, and was thus arranged and ordered, so that there was no confusion nor hurry. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:6

And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. It did not occur to her that all the vessels had been already filled; so she asked her son for another, that she might fill it. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more ; i.e. all the vessels that we have in the house are full; there remains no empty one. And the oil stayed. God will not have waste. If the oil had continued to flow, it would have fallen on the floor of the house,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:2

A pot of oil - Or, “an anointing of oil” - so much oil, i. e., as would serve me for one anointing of my person. The word used occurs only in this passage. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-44

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 4:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:2

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