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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Kings 4:1-7

The Widow's Oil Multiplied. v. I. Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets, the prophet disciples as found in several communities in Canaan, unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord; he had been a God-fearing prophet in truth, and not in name only; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two Sons to be bond-men, for this the law permitted to the next year of jubilee, Leviticus 25:39. v.... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Kings 4:1-44

FOURTH SECTIONElisha’s Prophetical Acts2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 8:15A.—Elisha with the widow who was burdened with debt, with the Shunammite, and with the pupils of the prophets during the famine2 Kings 4:1-441Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets [prophet-disciples] 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. 2And Elisha said unto... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

Every Vessel Filled 2 Kings 4:1-7 Elisha’s ministry was not startling. It was redemptive and constructive. Widows came to him for help against their creditors; mothers appealed on behalf of their children; poison was rendered powerless; and loaves were multiplied. Do not judge power by the noise it makes. The dew excites less notice than a thunder-storm, but it may be more refreshing. A life filled with quiet ministry will bear comparison with one whose outbursts of passion are followed by... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 4:1-44

The ministry of Elisha stands in many respects in vivid contrast with that of Elijah. There is a gentleness about it which inevitably reminds us of that of the Messiah Himself in His day. Instead of suddenly appearing at critical moments, with thunder and flame, he seems to have moved about among the people, doing good wherever he came. Indeed, the ministries of Elijah and Elisha seem in many ways to suggest the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus. In this chapter we have four instances... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 4:1-7

YHWH Provides For A Poor Woman And Her Two Sons Who Seek Elisha’s Help Through The Miracle Of Multiplying The Oil In A Vessel (2 Kings 4:1-7 ). It will be seen that this miracle, and the one of raising the dead in the next passage, are vaguely parallel to two of Elijah’s miracles in 1 Kings 18:9-23. But in each case it is only the central theme that is the same (multiplying oil, and in Elijah’s case meal, and raising a dead son), otherwise in all the details the stories are very different.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 4:1-44

SECTION 8. The Wonder-working Ministry Of Elisha (2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 8:15 ) It will be noted that from this point on, until 2 Kings 8:15, no king of Israel is mentioned by name, even though, for example, Naaman’s name is given in chapter 5, and Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, is mentioned in 2 Kings 6:24; 2 Kings 8:7. (The reign of Jehoram then recommences in 2 Kings 8:16). It is clear that the prophetic author was concerned at this point that our attention should be taken away from the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 4:1-7

2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 6:23 . Stories about Elisha as a Wonder-Worker.— The miracles of Elisha fill a considerable part of the early chapters of 2 K. They are mostly beneficent in character, and this prophet was evidently more in touch with the people than his stern predecessor. There is no reason to confine these tales to the reign of Jehoram, because the death of that king is recorded later in the book. The king of Israel is not mentioned by name, and was evidently on good terms with the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 4:1

The sons of the prophets, though they were wholly devoted to sacred employment, were not excluded from marriage, no more than the priests and Levites. Thy servant did fear the Lord; his poverty therefore was not procured by his idleness, or prodigality, or rather, wickedness; but by his piety, because he would not comply with the king’s way of worship, and therefore lost all worldly advantages. To be bond-men; either to use them as his slaves, or to sell them to others, according to the law; of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 4:2

What shall I do for thee? how shall I relieve thee, who am myself poor? What hast thou in the house, which may contribute to the payment of thy debts, or, at least, to the satisfaction of thy creditors, who may perchance deal favourably with thee through my persuasion? Save a pot of oil; which was useful for divers things about the service of God, and health, or delight, or ornament, and other uses of men. See Judges 9:9. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Kings 4:1-7

THE MIRACLES OF ELISHACRITICAL 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”; no oil left for food, only enough for the anointing. 2 Kings 4:3. Borrow not a few—She had none, should borrow many. Elisha had faith! HOMILETICS OF 2 Kings 4:1-7THE MIRACULOUS SUPPLY OF OIL SYMBOLIC OF... read more