🏔️ 2 Kings 7

2 Kings 7 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’”” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He called the gatekeepers; and they told it to the king’s household within.” 2 Kings 7 opens with these words: “Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of…” The line to keep is 2 Kings 7:5: “They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, no man was there.” Carry the word “rose” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 2 Kings 7:5: “They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, no man was there.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 2 Kings 7? Then try this: Read “They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.