Shunem And The Righteous Response
Updated: Apr 4, 2021

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โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, "๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐."
๐ท๐ ๐๐๐๐, "๐๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข? ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐."
๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, "๐ธ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐." ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, "๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐; ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐." 2 Kingsโฌ โญ4:22-24โฌ โญNASBโฌโฌ
Shunem, a heavily trafficked city in the land of Issachar was the home of a husband and wife of considerable resource. With the resources available to them, the woman of the house determined to make room for the prophet, a man of God, who carried a double portion of the anointing of Elijah.
๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
The result of the honor bestowed toward the Prophet was the reward of a promised son. This reward was not explicitly sought out, yet the woman received a son, as it was spoken.
A son would continue the legacy of the house. A son would provide for his mother in her waning years. A son determined the generations would continue.
When this son fell ill in the fields of his father, and took repose with his mother, no doubt she felt the concern of any who watch their loved ones struggle with an ailment.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
She set her mind on the ๐ก๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐ค๐ฅ to gain her ๐ก๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐.
The great woman knew ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ [2 Cor 1:9] was within the anointing which flowed from the prophet - and yet, not him, the Father from whom all things flow.
Utilizing the resource of the beast of burden, the donkey, the woman of the tribe of Issachar, of the city of Shunem, highlights the promise of Issachar:
๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข, ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. Genesis 49:14-16
There is significantly much more to this account than meets the eye. (Iโll be discussing โthe moreโ on how all of this connects to the lovely name of ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ at The Study Tuesday evening. )
Until then, consider what is in your hand, and to whom you are placing your trust.
ษชแดs ษชแดแดแดสแดแดษดแด แดs แดกแด าษชษดษชsส แดสแดssษชษดษข แดสแด แดสสแดsสแดสแด ษชษดแดแด แดสแด ษดแดแดก แดสแด.
