IT IS WELL

When peace like a river

attendeth my way ,
When sorrow like sea billows
roll;
Whatever my lot Thou hast
taught me to say
2 kings 4 : 8-37
HER CHARACTER

- the practice of entertaining strangers with

kindness

• She persuaded Elisha to stop in and share a meal.

• She had her husband prepare a special room for
Elisha.
 1 PETER 4 :8-9
Above all love each
other deeeply, because
love covers over a
multitude of sins.
Offer hospitality to one
another without
HEBREWS 13:2

You never knew,

you just might
entertain angels
without knowing it
HER CHARACTER

- It is understanding that God has already given me

everything I need for my present joys and blessings.

• Her refusal of the offer from Elisha implied

HUMILITY
• She was SATISFIED with her life.
HER CHARACTER

- It is understanding that God has already given me

everything I need for my present joys and blessings.
When Elisha asked the woman what he could do
for her she simply stated the fact that she was
with what she had. ( 2 Kings 4:11-13)
2 KINGS 4:16

No my lord. Man of
God, do not lie to
your maidservant
HER CHARACTER

- having or showing true and constant support

or loyalty
In her great grief the Shunammite thinks only of
God and of the man of God through whose
instrumentality the blessing or motherhood came
2 KINGS 4:37

When the
Shunammite Woman
was called, she fell at
his feet and bowed to
the ground , and took
HER CHARACTER

• FAITH laid her limp, dead son on the prophet Elisha’s

bed and hoped.
 FAITH answered her husband’s inquiry with an
“It is well… and hoped”
 FAITH answered Elisha’s servant’s inquiry with an
“It is well… and hoped”

 FAITH and HOPE were rewarded as the Shunammite

woman took up her son- ALIVE !
HER CHARACTER

- having or showing gentle nature and a desire

to help others
The Shunammite woman showed kindness
because she sensed a need not for any selfish
motives.
HER CHARACTER

The Shunammite woman genuinely cared about

Elisha’s welfare and the fact that her had no place to
eat or sleep.
She * NOTICED
*CARED
*TOOK ACTION
HER CHARACTER

- continuing to do something even though it is

difficult
She immediately went to Elisha and would not let
anyone go in her place although it would have
likely been easy for her to send her servant. (2
JOHN 10:10
The thief does not
come except to steal,
and to kill and to
destroy, I have come
that they may have
JOSHUA 1:9
"Have I not
commanded you ? Be
strong and of good
courage ; do not be
afraid, nor be
2 KINGS 8 : 6
Restore all that was
hers , and all the
proceeds of the field
from the day that she
left the land until