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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said, wherefore wilt thou go to him today?.... What reason is there for it? what is the meaning of it? it is neither new moon nor sabbath; neither the first day of the month, nor the seventh day of the week, times which were religiously observed; so with the Heathens the new moon and the seventh of the week, and so the fourth, were sacred...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. “It is not the ordinary time for going to the prophet.” 2Ki_4:23. And she said, (Salem, that is, Peace; or as we read it,) It shall be well. She must have been a woman of great faith. She checked her natural emotions, and believed in God that all would be for...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then she saddled an ass,.... Her servant did it by her order: and said to her servant, drive, and go forward; make all the haste he could: slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee; do not be afraid of riding too fast for me; if thou dost, I will tell thee; till then, keep on a good pace: Abarbinel says she walked afoot all the way, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
So she went and came unto the man of God at Mount Carmel,.... Where Elijah used to be, and where, perhaps, was a school of the prophets; this, according to Bunting (x), was sixteen miles from Shunem: and it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off; as he might from the eminence of the mountain: that he said to Gehazi his servant, behold,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her,.... In respect to her, and to know the occasion of her coming; something is the cause of it: and say unto her, is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? has any disaster befallen thee, thy husband, or the child? are all in good health? or does any disorder attend any of them?...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when she came to the man of God to the hill,.... To the top of it: she caught him by the feet; in reverence to him, and as a supplicant, she prostrated herself at his feet, and, out of affection to him, caught hold on them, and held them fast, and determined not to leave him until he had promised to go with her, see Matthew 28:9. It was usual...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: As if she feared lest he should go away before she had poured into his ears the story of her grief. 2Ki_4:27. But Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then she said, did I desire a son of my lord?.... It was not at her request she had one, at least the first motion was not from her; the prophet first told her, and assured her she should have one, without her asking for it; she might be pleased with it, and desire the promise might be fulfilled; but it was not an inordinate, importunate, desire...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? Then he learned what her trouble was, and understood that the child was dead. Before she had said as much as that, he read the news in the tones of her voice.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then he said to Gehazi, gird up thy loins,.... His loose and long garments about him, that he might make quicker dispatch in travelling: and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way; not for the sake of travelling with it, but for an end after mentioned: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again; that so...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way; if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. She did not believe in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the mother of the child said,.... Having no faith in what the servant was to do, or could do: as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee; signifying she would not go with his servant, but insisted upon it that he himself went with her, or she would not depart: and he arose, and followed her; influenced by her...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he arose, and followed her. And Gehazi passed on before them and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. He went in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Gehazi passed on before them,.... The prophet and the Shunammite: and laid the staff upon the face of the child; as he was ordered: but there was neither voice nor hearing: it seems as if he spoke when he laid the staff on the child, but it heard and answered him not, so that there was no sign of life in it: wherefore he went again to meet...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when Elisha was come into the house,.... Of the Shunamite, and into the chamber built for him: behold, the child was dead, and laid upon the bed; upon his bed, and where he found it really dead.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain,.... Himself and the dead child; that nobody might come in and interrupt him in his prayers for the restoration of it to life, nor see the motions and gestures he used, and the postures he put himself in: and prayed unto the Lord; that he would restore the child to life.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he went up,.... To the bed, which was on an ascent in the chamber, [See comments on 2 Kings 1:4] and lay upon the child; as Elijah did on the widow's son of Zarephath, 1 Kings 17:21 and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and stretched himself upon the child; that is, he did each of these one...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then he returned and walked in the house to and fro,.... Left the chamber, and came down to the house where the family chiefly resided, and walked to and fro in deep thought and meditation, and, no doubt, in fervent ejaculations for the wished for blessing to be completed: and went up; to the chamber again, and up to the bed in it: and stretched...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed...