Here is a collection of reliable resources to supplement your study of 1 Kings 2-7. FAIR Resources link to relevant questions which have been answered on the FAIR website. Other Resources link to resources outside of FAIR that are trustworthy and helpful. Under Church Resources you’ll find links to the different Come, Follow Me manuals, as well as other helpful links as applicable. Also on the page are the lesson summary and a guest scholar’s article. This week’s article will be posted soon!
Question: Why would Elisha have two she-bears maul 42 children?
Question: Does the Bible endorse human sacrifice?
Thoughts to Keep in Mind: “Jesus Will Say to All Israel, ‘Come Home’”
Question: When the Bible talks about being “born again,” what does this mean?
What Is the Significance of the Unusual Symbolism in Elisha’s Healings?
Is the Spirit of Elijah a Healing Power in Addition to Being a Sealing Power?
Find Answers on FAIRLATTERDAYSAINTS.ORG
ù INTERPRETER
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 28 (2 Kings 2–7)
Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 28: 2 Kings 2–7, Jonn Claybaugh
ù BOM CENTRAL
Come Follow Me Insights – 2 Kings 2-7: Elisha: Prophet of God
The Prophet Micaiah Prophesies (Week 28, Part 1/6) 2 Kings 2-7 | July 4- July 10
Elijah Ascends to Heaven (Week 28, Part 2/6) 2 Kings 2-7 | July 4- July 10
The Miracles of Elisha (Week 28, Part 3/6) 2 Kings 2-7 | July 4- July 10
The Prophet Elisha and an Army of Angels (Week 28, Part 4/6) 2 Kings 2-7 | July 4- July 10
ù BYU Studies
BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Old Testament: The Ministry of Elisha: 2 Kgs. 1-4
BYU Religious Education Discussions on the Old Testament: The Ministry of Elisha: 2 Kgs. 4-9
“Follow the Prophet”: Eight Principles from 1 and 2 Kings, Ronald E. Bartholomew, Religious Educator 9, no. 1 (2008)
Elijah and Elisha, Lenet Hadley Read, Ensign, March 1988
Elisha and the Children: The Question of Accepting Prophetic Succession, Fred E. Woods, BYU Studies, Volume 32, no. 3
Symbolic Action as Prophecy in the Old Testament, Donald W. Parry, Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
“Naaman, Baptism, and Cleansing,” Travis T. Anderson, Ensign, January 1994
“Naaman and Gehazi: A Contrast in Obedience,” Ralph W. Hardy Jr., Ensign, August 2002
“Some Great Thing,” James E. Faust, Ensign, November 2001
ù OTHER
The Scriptures are Real (Kerry Muhlestein)
Elijah the Prophet and the Ba’al’s in Our LIves (week of June 27, second to listen to)
Kim Matheson on Elijah and the Still Small Voice in Our Lives (week of June 27, third to listen to)
Follow Him (Hank Smith & John Bytheway) – Dr. Camille Fronk Olson- Part 1, Part 2, Youth
The Bible Project Overview: 1-2 Kings
Lesson Summary
A prophet’s main mission is to teach and testify of the Savior Jesus Christ. Our record of the prophet Elisha, however, doesn’t include much of his teaching or testifying. What the record does include is the miracles Elisha performed, including raising a child from the dead (see 2 Kings 4:18–37), feeding a multitude with a small quantity of food (see 2 Kings 4:42–44), and healing a leper (see 2 Kings 5:1–14). So while we don’t have Elisha’s words bearing witness of Christ, we do have, throughout Elisha’s ministry, powerful manifestations of the Lord’s life-giving, nourishing, and healing power. Such manifestations are more plentiful in our lives than we sometimes realize. To see them, we need to seek the miracle Elisha sought when he prayed on behalf of his fearful young servant, “Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see” (2 Kings 6:17).
For more information about 2 Kings, see “Kings, books of” in the Bible Dictionary.
