4:38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting
before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
4:39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full,
and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
house and sliced them into the pot, and poured
water into the pot to make a pottage.
4:40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out,
and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
stew. It was so bitter that no one could eat the soup,
they believed it to be poison.
4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat.
And there was no harm in the pot.
before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
- (TR)There was a great drought in the land, and food had become scarce. These prophets were having a hard time
getting their food.
4:39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full,
and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
- (TR)These prophets sent one of their own to the field to
house and sliced them into the pot, and poured
water into the pot to make a pottage.
4:40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out,
and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
- As the men sat around eating the pottage, it didn't take
stew. It was so bitter that no one could eat the soup,
they believed it to be poison.
4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat.
And there was no harm in the pot.
- The higher critics will swear that this was no miracle, for the meal absorbed the bitterness, and made the pottage
able to be eaten. However it was a miracle for it changed the entire taste of the pottage, and took away the jolt to
the men's system that had been brought by the bitter herbs and cucumbers.
- The food that we are to feed in these last days is very bitter to many, and even to those that call themselves
children of God. It is so bitter that it not only affects their minds, but there bodies. And when the truth of God's
word is absorbed in their minds with understanding, it becomes a joy and pleasure to feed on the sweetness of
God's truths. That is what truth does, it brings spiritual life back into them. Sure life is bitter, children do die even in
our day and age, but with our faith in God spiritual life is restored.
- The "meal" is "the substance of the bread of life", and this is addressed to for the famine in the end
times is for the lack of the bread of life.
- Amos 8:11 "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a
famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:"
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| Elisha Heals Deadly Pottage |
| 2 Kings 4:38-41 H.O.R.M. Bible Study |
