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Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? tell me; what have you in the house? She said, Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.
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God Starts with What You Have
Commentators highlight that Elisha's first question, "What do you have in the house?" reveals a key principle in God's work. Similar to Jesus asking about the loaves and fishes, God often starts with the small resources we already possess. The miracle began not from nothing, but from the widow's last remaining asset, teaching us to offer our "little" to Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A pot of oil—Or, “an anointing of oil,” meaning enough oil for a single anointing of my person. The word used occurs only in this passage.
19th Century
Anglican
What do you have? —The form of the pronoun here, and in 2 Kings 4:3; 2 Kings 4:7; 2 Kings 4:16…
Baptist
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee?
Elisha was probably about as poor as she was, so what could he do for her?
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Elisha said to her, what shall I do for you ? &c.] Or can I do, being poor himself, and unable to relieve her ou…
Elisha's miracles were acts of genuine benevolence, and so were Christ's; they were not only great wonders but also great favors to those for whom …
