Ep 138 2 Kings 3 4 | Elisha Is Miraculous

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Here’s an excerpt from the blog post.
ELISHA IS MIRACULOUS: 2 KINGS 3-4
It's time for some miracles performed by Elisha. Let's do a quick summary:
The water that fills the pits to quench thirst and aid in defeating the enemy
The widow's oil that multiplied and didn't run out until she had no more vessels to pour into
Raising a dead boy to life
Purification of a deadly stew (because some idiot didn't pay attention to the wild gourds he gathered and threw poisonous gourds into the stew, putting everyone at risk. You know he never got asked to cook dinner again)
Though these are neat stories, my favorite is the widow's oil. "Borrow vessels from all your neighbors, not too few." How amazing that she could not only pay off her debt but also have enough money left over for her and the boys to live on from that moment forward! That is a lot of jars of oil. I imagine all sorts of jars, bowls, and pots: every size and shape. Someone was buying the smallest jar of oil, and someone else was buying a barrel of oil from her. Seriously, imagine this lady, let's call her Pearl, going to her neighbors. "So, Jan, I was wondering if you had any empty vessels I could borrow. I'm trying to pay off some debt and make a little money on the side." (Wait a minute, was this the first lady working from home? Okay, probably not.) Jan furrows her brow, thinking, "You know, Pearl, my son just made the ugliest ashtray in daycare this week. It isn't much, but you're welcome to it."
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