🌊 2 Kings 8

2 Kings 8 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”” 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, “On the next day, he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.” 2 Kings 8 opens with these words: “Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while…” The line to keep is 2 Kings 8:2: “The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.” Carry the word “woman” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 2 Kings 8:2: “The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 2 Kings 8? Then try this: Read “The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the…” 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.