The following are discussion questions from a weekly study I am leading through the book of 2 Kings.  We meet each Wednesday evening at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

The Unraveling of a Nation

A Study of the Book of 2 Kings

Lesson 4 (Multiplication and Addition)
 2 Kings 4
       January 22, 2014

The Text:

1. What is the wife of one of the prophets concerned about?  How does Elisha respond to her concern?  What does she tell Elisha that she has?  What does he have her do?  What happens?  
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2. What happened when Elisha went to Shunem?  What did the woman there ask her husband to do?  What did Elisha want to do for her?  How did she respond?  What information did Elisha’s servant tell him?  How did Elisha respond to this news?      
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3. How did the woman respond to Elisha’s news to her?  What happened?  When the boy grew, what happened in the field?  What did the mother do?  How did Elisha greet her?  What did she initially tell him?  What does Elisha do when he discovers the real reason for her visit?  
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4. What was taking place when Elisha returned to Gilgal?  What did he ask his servant to do?  What did one of the men find?  What did he do with it?  What happened?  What did Elisha do?
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5. What did a man from Baal Shalishah bring to Elisha?  What did Elisha say to do with it?  How did Elisha’s servant respond?  What did God say?  What happened?

 The Application:

1. How tempting, or easy, is it to be trapped by debt?  Do you ever feel that you don’t have enough to do what is needed?  What might you be overlooking?  What has God put into your life that He wants to multiply? 
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2. Is there value today in caring for spiritual leaders?  What might that look like?  How hard is it to accept help from someone you’re helping?  Why?  How closely do you watch and listen for unspoken needs that a person might have?
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3. If you’ve ever received news that seemed to good to be true, how did you react?  How do you feel when you get something you have longed for and then it appears it is being taken away?  How fully do you trust God to care for you in a way that is right?        
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4. Are there things that you take into your life that have death in them?  What does God want to do about them?         
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5. How much is enough?  Do you trust God when you feel you don’t have enough?  When supplies seem limited, are you likely to give or to hoard?

Next Week:  Anything But That!
2 Kings 5