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ELISHA,
MAN OF
MIRACLES
Written by: Edward Hughes
Illustrated by: Lazarus
Adapted by: Ruth Klassen
Produced by: Bible for Children
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©2007 Bible for Children, Inc.
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There weren't
enough oxen to
pull the plow.
One more was needed. That
didn't stop a young farmer
called Elisha! He simply
teamed himself up with the
oxen, taking the missing one's
place. He must have
been a strong,
clever
hardworking
man.
As Elisha was plowing,
God's prophet Elijah
came by and called him.
The young man left his
farm to be God's servant.
One day, God took Elijah
to heaven in a whirlwind.
Now Elisha was God's
prophet to Israel.
Though Elisha was sad because
Elijah was gone, he prayed God
would give him power like
Elijah's. Elisha picked up
Elijah's cloak, and struck the
river's flowing
water as Elijah
had. The water
divided! Now
Elisha knew God
was with him.
While Elisha was
going to a town
called Bethel, some
youths mocked him,
calling out, "Go up,
you baldhead!" They
didn't care that
Elisha was God's
servant. A shocking
thing happened to
them. Two female
bears came out of
the woods and
mauled forty-two
of the youths.
One day Elisha met
a widow who owed
money which she
couldn't repay.
To get his money,
her creditor was
going to take the
widow's two sons
as slaves. "Go,
borrow vessels
from all your
neighbors..........
empty vessels,"
Elisha said.
God was going
to do something
wonderful for
that lady.
The widow had only a
small jar of oil in the house.
But from that small jar she
poured enough oil to fill all
those vessels! If they had
bathtubs in those days,
do you suppose God would
have filled those, too?
The widow sold the oil
and saved her sons.
Another lady and
her husband made a
special room in their
home so Elisha could
live there when he
passed through.
In the room
they put a bed,
a table, a chair,
and a lampstand.
That room was
always reserved
for Elisha.
Elisha wondered how he could repay this couple's
kindness. When he learned they had no children,
he said something the lady could hardly believe.
"About this time next year, you shall embrace a
son." Sure enough, a year later, the baby was born.
Some years later the same child was in the field
with his father. "My head, my head," the boy cried.
When they brought the boy to his mother, he sat
on her knees till noon, and then died. The mother
laid the boy on the bed in Elisha's room.
Who do you think
could help her?
Did you say Elisha? That's right! She saddled a
donkey and went full speed to find him. Elisha came
to her house, went upstairs alone and prayed to the
LORD. God brought the boy back to life. Elisha
called the lady and
said, "Pick up your
son." How happy
she must
have been!
In the nearby land of Syria
lived an army commander
named Naaman. He was
brave and strong, but he
had an awful skin disease
called leprosy.
Naaman's wife had a little
slave girl who had been
captured from Israel.
This little girl said,
"If only Naaman were
with the prophet who
is in Israel! For he would
heal him of his leprosy."
Naaman set off at once to see
the prophet. He took silver, gold,
and beautiful clothes as presents.
Elisha's servant came
out and said, "Go and
wash in the river
Jordan seven times
and you shall be
clean." Naaman
was furious.
Couldn't he wash
in the clean, fresh
rivers of his own
land, Syria? Angrily,
he turned and
headed homeward.
Fortunately for Naaman,
his servants talked
him into obeying
Elisha's command.
So Naaman went
down and dipped
in the Jordan seven
times. And Naaman the
leper was healed! Then
Naaman worshiped the
true God, Elisha's God,
the LORD Who had
healed him of leprosy.
God used His servant
Elisha even after he
died. One day, a man
was buried in the cave
where Elisha had been
buried long before.
When the man's dead
body touched the
prophet's bones, the
man revived and stood
on his feet. Truly,
God showed His great
power through His
faithful servant,
Elisha.
Elisha, Man of Miracles
A story from God's Word, the Bible,
is found in
2 Kings 2-13
"The entrance of Your Words gives light."
Psalm 119:130
The End
This Bible story tells us about our wonderful God who
made us and who wants us to know Him.
God knows we have done bad things, which He calls sin.
The punishment for sin is death, but God loves us so
much He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a Cross and be
punished for our sins. Then Jesus came back to life and
went home to Heaven! If you believe in Jesus and ask
Him to forgive your sins, He will do it! He will come and
live in you now, and you will live with Him forever.
If you want to turn from your sins, say this to God:
Dear God, I believe that Jesus died for me and
now lives again. Please come into my life and
forgive my sins, so that I can have new life now,
and one day go to be with You forever. Help me
to live for You as Your child. Amen.
Read the Bible and talk with God every day! John 3:16