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1 | Stretching oneself on a person heals? | Bible general Archive 3 | love_peace_joy | 186181 | ||
I Kings 17:21 reads, "And he stretched himself upon the child three times..." 2 Kings 4:34 reads, "And he went up and lay upon the child and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands, and he stretched himself upon the child..." My question is this: Was this a God-mandated practice that Elijah and Elisha performed, that of "stretching" oneself upon a sick person to heal them? Is this practice in use today by the Christian church? |
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2 | Stretching oneself on a person heals? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 186202 | ||
Dear love..peace..joy - These passages describe a type of diatherapy that was common in ancient times. The body of a healthy person was used to help a sick person. This kind of therapeutic procedure was administered to aging King David by the fair damsel Abishag the Shunammite. See 1 Kings 1:1-4. To my knowledge the church does not use the practice today. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Stretching oneself on a person heals? | Bible general Archive 3 | love_peace_joy | 186238 | ||
Hello Hank and thank you for your reply. 1 Kings 1:1-4 describes Abishag ministering to King David. He was of old age and suffered from a disease that left him unable to retain his body heat, and thus, Abishag laid in bed with him to provide the necessary warmth. However, I do not find the events of Elijah and Elisha to be of similar nature to that of King David nor the treatments they provided. (No disrespect intended here at all please.) Elijah and Elisha brought back to life the persons they ministered to with prayer to the Lord along with "stretching" out upon the person. King David had not died at this point in time, and Abishag was not called of God nor a prophet. Merely she was sought out for the king because she was fair looking and had a genuine adoration and respect for David. Upon searching the New Testament, I find a few instances of Jesus and the apostles reviving people from the dead also, but with less body contact. Luke 7:11-18 Jesus raises a widow's son from the dead merely by telling the young man to "Arise". John 11:1-46 Jesus called forth Lazarus from the grave. Matthew 9:23-26 Jesus raised a young maid from the dead merely by touching her hand. Acts 20:9-12 Paul "fell" upon a young man who had recently fallen out of a third story loft and died. The young man was revived by Paul's actions. So one can see a similar practice of reviving the dead was evident in the New Testament times by at least Jesus and Paul. This is no big matter. Mere curiosity on my part and no shaker of the faith! Thank you in advance for your input. Shalom, love_peace_joy |
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