The story is found in the 2nd Kings.Ģ Kings is thought to have been written by someone living during the Babylonian exile as a reminder to Israel of their covenant with God. The Northern Kingdom of Israel in the city of Samaria. When the last jar is filled with oil, it stops pouring out of the small jar.Įlisha tells the widow to sell the oil to pay off the debts and to use whats left for living expenses. The widow and her sons follow the instructions and pour the small jar of oil into the borrowed jars. The widow, Elisha, the widows two sons, neighbors, a creditorĪ man of God, one of the prophets, dies and leaves his family in debt.Ī widow of a prophet comes to Elisha to ask for help when a creditor threatens to take her sons as payment of the debts her husband owed.Įlisha questions her and then tells her to borrow jars from her neighbors, close her door, and fill the jars with the oil she has in her house. List basic observations about this passage using the Key Questions from EBS ch. Resolution: The widow is told to sell the oil to pay off the debts and to keep the rest of the money for living expenses. Rising Action: Elisha gives the widow specific instructions and she obeys them faithfully.Ĭlimax: When the last jar is full of oil, the oil stops pouring from the widows jar.
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