THE CERTAIN WOMAN

II Kings 4: 1

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, "Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD; and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be slaves."

This "certain woman" was the wife of a member of the prophet line, who knew the LORD and spoke to the people concerning the work and way of the LORD. There is a play on words here that causes me to think about this woman; she was a particular/certain woman, who was married to a man who loved the LORD, and she was "certain" of her relationship with the LORD GOD. In her time of trouble, she went to the Prophet of the LORD, Elisha, for help in her time of need. In the time before JESUS, people went to prophets for prayer and intervention; because of JESUS and His mighty act of bridging the gap between GOD and man, through His willing sacrifice of Himself, we have access to the Throne of Grace, as "certain" individuals, where we will find grace and mercy from GOD.

This "certain woman" was in a big mess. The creditor had the right to take property and children to work out the debt owed by the husband. This would have left the woman on the streets and her children in slavery, there seemed to be no way out of her trouble. BUT GOD had a plan for her salvation from this mess; His plan was for her redemption from the debt. 

I see in this story a foreshadow of the redemption of us all by our LORD JESUS Christ. The world was in a terrible mess; men of GOD turned to Him for help; He sent His Son who paid the price for the world through His shed Blood. 

This week we will follow this "certain woman" to see how she followed the way of the LORD and prevailed in her time of need. If you want to read ahead, read II KINGS 4: 1-7. This will be discussed in the following days.