Firstly, by providing food for Elisha and then by building a room for him. Explain how they saw a need and went out of their way to meet it. Share how Jesus has paid a debt that we could never pay ourselves.Ĭontinue to read 2 Kings 4 and the account of the Shunammite’s women and a room for Elisha. Show how without a miracle, she could not pay the debt.

Share how God did a miracle by not allowing the widow’s oil to run out.Įxplain how the widow needed the money to pay a debt. Try to guess how many containers you can fill before the jug is empty. Collect some contains from around your home and a jug of water. Explain how oil was very precious in Bible times. Place a little olive oil in your child’s hand for them to feel and smell. Read the account on Elisha and the widow’s oil from 2 Kings 4:1-7. Think of some of the ways God uses your family. Thank God for the ways He blessing them already. Pray for your child, thank God for the ways He blesses you and ask Him to bless and be with your child. Share how before Elijah was taken to heaven, he prayed that Elisha would have a double blessing. Think about some of the people God puts in our lives to help us grow. Thank your child for the ways they help you practically and help you learn new things. Reflect on how it can be hard to leave things behind, but how Jesus loved us to so much, he came from Heaven to Earth to save us.Įxplain how Elijah helped Elisha, and Elisha helped Elijah. If your church supports a missionary, you could explain how they left their home to follow Jesus somewhere else. Think about the disciple in the New Testament who left things behind to follow Jesus. Elisha was busy working in the field, but he left everything behind to obey God. Speak to your child about how we respond to helping others and serving God. Remind your child how God told him to anoint Elisha and that Elisha became Elijah’s helper.

Begin by reviewing last week’s lesson on Elijah.

Elijah bible study for youth