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NASB | 2 Kings 4:1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Kings 4:1 Now one of the wives of a man of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha [for help], saying "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant [reverently] feared the LORD; but the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves [in payment for a loan]." |
Bible Question: I would like to know what this story represents. I understrand the revealed meaning but I would like to know the symbolic meaning. Why does Elisha send the staff first? Why does Elisha lay on the child, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, hand to hand, and etc ? Why does Elisha do this twice? Why does the child sneeze 7 times? |
Bible Answer: Hi, boc... Welcome to the forum! Scripture does not have layers of meaning. There is only the meaning of the text as it was originally written. One understands that meaning by carefully considering the historical and grammatical context of a passage. The dual books of Kings are narrative, providing us with the political history of the Kings of Israel. In Him, Doc |