So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
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Interpretation
Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 4:23-27.
Glossary
- Shunem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Sulam.
- Mount Carmel Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Mount Carmel.