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Now there cried a certain woman - This woman, according to the Chaldee, Jarchi, and the rabbins, was the wife of Obadiah. Sons of the prophets - תלמידי נבייא talmidey nebiyaiya, "disciples of the prophets:" so the Targum here, and in all other places where the words occur, and properly too. The creditor is come - This, says Jarchi, was Jehoram son of Ahab, who lent money on usury to Obadiah, because he had in the days of Ahab fed the Lord's prophets. The Targum says he borrowed money to feed these prophets, because he would not support them out of the property of Ahab. To take unto him my two sons to be bondmen - Children, according to the laws of the Hebrews, were considered the property of their parents, who had a right to dispose of them for the payment of their debts. And in cases of poverty, the law permitted them, expressly, to sell both themselves and their children; Exo 21:7, and Lev 25:39. It was by an extension of this law, and by virtue of another, which authorized them to sell the thief who could not make restitution, Exo 22:3, that creditors were permitted to take the children of their debtors in payment. Although the law has not determined any thing precisely on this point, we see by this passage, and by several others, that this custom was common among the Hebrews. Isaiah refers to it very evidently, where he says, Which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves; Isa 50:1. And our Lord alludes to it, Mat 18:25, where he mentions the case of an insolvent debtor, Forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded Him to be Sold, and his Wife and Children, and all that he had; which shows that the custom continued among the Jews to the very end of their republic. The Romans, Athenians, and Asiatics in…
Quelle öffnen ↗ELISHA AUGMENTS THE WIDOW'S OIL. (Kg2 4:1-7) there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets--They were allowed to marry as well as the priests and Levites. Her husband, not enjoying the lucrative profits of business, had nothing but a professional income, which, in that irreligious age, would be precarious and very scanty, so that he was not in a condition to provide for his family. the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen--By the enactment of the law, a creditor was entitled to claim the person and children of the insolvent debtor, and compel them to serve him as bondmen till the year of jubilee should set them free.
Quelle öffnen ↗Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha,.... This, according to the Targum, was the wife of Obadiah, who had hid the prophets by fifty in a cave in the times of Ahab; and so Josephus (q), and it is the commonly received notion of the Jewish writers; though it does not appear that he was a prophet, or the son of a prophet, but the governor or steward of Ahab's house; she was more likely to be the wife of a meaner person; and from hence it is clear that the prophets and their disciples married: saying, thy servant my husband is dead; which is the lot of prophets, as well as others, Zac 1:5. and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord; her husband was well known to the prophet, and known to be a good man, one of the 7000 who bowed not the knee to Baal, for the truth of which she appeals to Elisha; and this character she gives of her husband, lest it should be thought that his poverty, and leaving her in debt, were owing to any ill practices of his: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen; which it seems were allowed of when men became poor and insolvent, and died so, to which the allusion is in Isa 1:1; see Gill on Mat 18:25. Josephus (r) suggests, that the insolvency of this man was owing to his borrowing money to feed the prophets hid in the cave; and it is a common notion of the Jews that this creditor was Jehoram the son of Ahab; and in later times it was a law with the Athenians (s), that if a father had not paid what he was fined in court, the son was obliged to pay it, and in the mean while to lie in bonds, as was the case of Cimon (t), and others. (q) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 4. sect. 2. (r) Ibid. (s) Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 6. c. 10. (t) Cornel. Nep. in Vita Cimon. l. 5. c. 1.
Quelle öffnen ↗From 2 Kings 4 through 2 Kings 8:6 there follows a series of miracles on the part of Elisha, which both proved this prophet to be the continuer of the work which Elijah had begun, of converting Israel from the service of Baal to the service of the living God, and also manifested the beneficent fruits of the zeal of Elijah for the honour of the Lord of Sabaoth in the midst of the idolatrous generation of his time, partly in the view which we obtain from several of these accounts of the continuance and prosperity of the schools of the prophets, and partly in the attitude of Elisha towards the godly in the land as well as towards Joram the king, the son of the idolatrous Ahab, and in the extension of his fame beyond the limits of Israel. (See the remarks on the labours of both prophets at pp. 161ff., and those on the schools of the prophets at Sa1 19:24.), - All the miracles described in this section belong to the reign of Joram king of Israel. They are not all related, however, in chronological order, but the chronology is frequently disregarded for the purpose of groping together events which are homogeneous in their nature. This is evident, not only from the fact that (a) several of these accounts are attached quite loosely to one another without any particle to indicate sequence (vid., Kg2 4:1, Kg2 4:38, Kg2 4:42; Kg2 5:1; Kg2 6:8, and Kg2 8:1), and (b) we have first of all those miracles which were performed for the good of the scholars of the prophets and of particular private persons (2 Kings 4-6:7), and then such works of the prophet as bore more upon the political circumstances of the nation, and of the king as the leader of the nation (2 Kings 6:8-7:20), but also from the circumstance that in the case of some of these facts you cannot fail to perceive that their…
Quelle öffnen ↗Elisha's miracles were for use, not for show; this recorded here was an act of real charity. Such also were the miracles of Christ, not only great wonders, but great favours to those for whom they were wrought. God magnifies his goodness with his power. I. Elisha readily receives a poor widow's complaint. She was a prophet's widow; to whom therefore should she apply, but to him that was a father to the sons of the prophets, and concerned himself in the welfare of their families? It seems, the prophets had wives as well as the priests, though prophecy went not by entail, as the priesthood did. Marriage is honourable in all, and not inconsistent with the most sacred professions. Now, by the complaint of this poor woman (Kg2 4:1), we are given to understand, 1. That her husband, being one of the sons of the prophets, was well know to Elisha. Ministers of eminent gifts and stations should make themselves familiar with those that are every way their inferiors, and know their character and state. 2. That he had the reputation of a godly man. Elisha knew him to be one that feared the Lord, else he would have been unworthy of the honour and unfit for the work of a prophet. He was one that kept his integrity in a time of general apostasy, one of the 7000 that had not bowed the knee to Baal. 3. That he was dead, though a good man, a good minister. The prophets - do they live for ever? Those that were clothed with the Spirit of prophecy were not thereby armed against the stroke of death. 4. That he died poor, and in debt more than he was worth. He did not contract his debts by prodigality, and luxury, and riotous living, for he was one that feared the Lord, and therefore durst not allow himself in such courses: nay, religion obliges men not to live above what they have, nor to spe…
Quelle öffnen ↗4:1 The widow’s husband had been a member of the group of prophets . . . who served Elisha (2:3-18). • take my two sons as slaves: The law of Moses allowed a creditor to place a debtor and his children into slavery to work off a debt (Exod 21:2-4; Lev 25:10).
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צָעַק (tsâʻaq, H6817) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) אֶחָד (ʼechâd, H259) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… נָבִיא (nâbîyʼ, H5030) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, H477) — Elisha, the famous prophet אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) עֶבֶד (ʻebed, H5650) — a servant אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… מוּת (mûwth, H4191) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… יָרֵא (yârêʼ, H3373) — fearing; morally, reverent יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God נָשָׁה (nâshâh, H5383) — to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interest
Quelle öffnen ↗אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, H477) — Elisha, the famous prophet אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application נָגַד (nâgad, H5046) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to… יֵשׁ (yêsh, H3426) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) שִׁפְחָה (shiphchâh, H8198) — a female slave (as a member of the household) אָסוּךְ (ʼâçûwk, H610) — anointed, i.e. an oil-flask שֶׁמֶן (shemen, H8081) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) שָׁאַל (shâʼal, H7592) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand כְּלִי (kᵉlîy, H3627) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) חוּץ (chûwts, H2351) — properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors שָׁכֵן (shâkên, H7934) — a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen רֵיק (rêyq, H7386) — empty; figuratively, worthless מָעַט (mâʻaṭ, H4591) — properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small…
Quelle öffnen ↗בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) סָגַר (çâgar, H5462) — to shut up; figuratively, to surrender דֶּלֶת (deleth, H1817) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… יָצַק (yâtsaq, H3332) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as… כְּלִי (kᵉlîy, H3627) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) נָסַע (nâçaʻ, H5265) — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourney מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, H4392) — full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness;…
Quelle öffnen ↗יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) סָגַר (çâgar, H5462) — to shut up; figuratively, to surrender דֶּלֶת (deleth, H1817) — something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor בְּעַד (bᵉʻad, H1157) — in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc. בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… הֵם (hêm, H1992) — they (only used when emphatic) נָגַשׁ (nâgash, H5066) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a… יָצַק (yâtsaq, H3332) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as…
Quelle öffnen ↗כְּלִי (kᵉlîy, H3627) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) מָלֵא (mâlêʼ, H4390) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… נָגַשׁ (nâgash, H5066) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a… שֶׁמֶן (shemen, H8081) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Quelle öffnen ↗בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) נָגַד (nâgad, H5046) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to… אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) מָכַר (mâkar, H4376) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or… שֶׁמֶן (shemen, H8081) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness שָׁלַם (shâlam, H7999) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed;… נְשִׁי (nᵉshîy, H5386) — a debt חָיָה (châyâh, H2421) — to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… יָתַר (yâthar, H3498) — to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left;…
Quelle öffnen ↗יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… אֱלִישָׁע (ʼĔlîyshâʻ, H477) — Elisha, the famous prophet עָבַר (ʻâbar, H5674) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive,… שׁוּנֵם (Shûwnêm, H7766) — Shunem, a place in Pal גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, H1419) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman חָזַק (châzaq, H2388) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively… אָכַל (ʼâkal, H398) — to eat (literally or figuratively) לֶחֶם (lechem, H3899) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) דַּי (day, H1767) — enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases סוּר (çûwr, H5493) — to turn off (literal or figurative)
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… קָדוֹשׁ (qâdôwsh, H6918) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a… אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… עָבַר (ʻâbar, H5674) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive,… תָּמִיד (tâmîyd, H8548) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as…
Quelle öffnen ↗עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application קָטָן (qâṭân, H6996) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in… עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh, H5944) — something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof);… קִיר (qîyr, H7023) — a wall (as built in a trench) שׂוּם (sûwm, H7760) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and… מִטָּה (miṭṭâh, H4296) — a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier שֻׁלְחָן (shulchân, H7979) — a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, H3678) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied) מְנוֹרָה (mᵉnôwrâh, H4501) — a chandelier בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) סוּר (çûwr, H5493) — to turn off (literal or figurative)
Quelle öffnen ↗יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) סוּר (çûwr, H5493) — to turn off (literal or figurative) עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh, H5944) — something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof);… שָׁכַב (shâkab, H7901) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) גֵּיחֲזִי (Gêychăzîy, H1522) — Gechazi, the servant of Elisha נַעַר (naʻar, H5288) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a… קָרָא (qârâʼ, H7121) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of… שׁוּנַמִּית (Shûwnammîyth, H7767) — a Shunammitess, or female inhabitant of Shunem עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and…
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) חָרַד (chârad, H2729) — to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety) חֲרָדָה (chărâdâh, H2731) — fear, anxiety עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application יֵשׁ (yêsh, H3426) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) דָבַר (dâbar, H1696) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a… מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king שַׂר (sar, H8269) — a head person (of any rank or class) צָבָא (tsâbâʼ, H6635) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army);… יָשַׁב (yâshab, H3427) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to… תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, H8432) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence…
Quelle öffnen ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application גֵּיחֲזִי (Gêychăzîy, H1522) — Gechazi, the servant of Elisha אֲבָל (ʼăbâl, H61) — nay, i.e. truly or yet בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… זָקֵן (zâqên, H2204) — to be old
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Andere Stellen, die die Gemeinschaft am häufigsten mit dieser verbindet. Zum Lesen antippen.
Da er aber nicht bezahlen konnte, befahl sein Herr, ihn und sein Weib und seine Kinder und alles, was er hatte, zu verkaufen und also zu bezahlen.
Da gingen die Prophetensöhne, die zu Bethel waren, heraus zu Elisa und sprachen zu ihm: Weißt du auch, daß der HERR deinen Herrn heute über deinem Haupte hinwegnehmen wird? Er aber sprach: Ich weiß es auch; schweigt nur still!
der HERR hat Gefallen an denen, die ihn fürchten, die auf seine Gnade hoffen.
Also wird auch mein himmlischer Vater mit euch verfahren, wenn ihr nicht ein jeder seinem Bruder von Herzen die Fehler vergebet.
Wenn auch ein Sünder hundertmal Böses tut und lange lebt, so weiß ich doch, daß es denen gut gehen wird, die Gott fürchten, die sich scheuen vor ihm.
Ihr Männer und Brüder, Söhne des Geschlechtes Abrahams, und die unter euch Gott fürchten, an euch ist dieses Wort des Heils gesandt.
Elisa aber kam wieder nach Gilgal. Und es war eine Hungersnot im Lande. Und die Prophetensöhne saßen vor ihm, und er sprach zu seinem Burschen: Setze den großen Topf auf und koche ein Gemüse für die Prophetensöhne!
Denn das Gericht ist unbarmherzig gegen den, der keine Barmherzigkeit geübt hat; die Barmherzigkeit aber rühmt sich wider das Gericht.
denn so hoch der Himmel über der Erde ist, so groß ist seine Gnade über die, so ihn fürchten;
Er aber wollte nicht, sondern ging hin und warf ihn ins Gefängnis, bis er bezahlt hätte, was er schuldig war.