The Woman of Shunem - Given to Hospitality (Part II)
Reference: 2 Kings 8:1-6
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Elisha informed the woman of Shunem that there would soon be a famine and instructed her and her household to go wherever she could and stay for seven years. She did exactly what he told her. Wouldn't you? After this man had raised her son from the dead, I believe I would do what he said. She lived in the land of the Philistines.

At the end of the seven years, and I feel like it was probably the very day, the woman returned to her land. However her house and her property had been confiscated by the government. So she went immediately to the king to plead for the return of her property.

The timing was perfect. When she arrived at the palace, Elisha's servant, Gehazi, was speaking with the king about all the wonderful things that his master, Elisha, had done. Gehazi was telling the king about the woman whose son he had restored to life. As she entered the presence of the king, Gehazi cried out "My Lord O king, this is the woman and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life!" Talk about a living demonstration and confirmation of an incident!

Evidently the king asked for the story from her and then appointed a certain officer to accompany her and to "restore all that was hers and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now." V.6. This was a faithful women and I'm sure that Prov. 28:20 applied to her: "A faithful man (or woman) shall abound with blessings." God always does exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think. "Even if we believe not, yet He abideth faithful."

In His fellowship, Celeste