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ELISHA, MAN OF MIRACLES Bible for Children presents

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ELISHA, MAN OF

MIRACLES

Bible for Childrenpresents

Written by: Edward Hughes

Illustrated by: Lazarus

Adapted by: Ruth Klassen

Produced by: Bible for Childrenwww.M1914.org

©2009 Bible for Children, Inc.License: You have the right to copy or

print this story,as long as you do not sell it.

There weren't enough oxen to pull

the plow. One more was needed. That

didn't stop ayoung farmer

called

Elisha!

He simply teamed himself up with

the oxen, taking the missing

one's place. He must

have been a strong ,

clever hard-

working

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