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God's Miraculous Provision
Commentators affirm that this event was a genuine miracle of multiplication, not just an act of shared satisfaction. The small amount of food was supernaturally increased to feed 100 men with leftovers, precisely as God had declared through Elisha. This highlights God's direct power and faithfulness to provide for His people.
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2 Kings
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 4:38–44
19th Century
Bishop
Elisha among the sons of the prophets at Gilgal during the famine.
John Gill
On 2 Kings 4:44
17th Century
Pastor
So he set it before them The twenty barley loaves, and the full ears of corn:
and they did eat, and le…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 4:38–44
17th Century
Minister
There was a famine of bread, but not of hearing the word of God, for Elisha had the sons of the prophets sitting before him, to hear his wisdom. El…