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That's the heart of the story of the Shunammite woman. This is a story found in the Bible in 2 Kings 4:8-17, and elaborated on in the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg. It tell...
The story of Elisha and his disciple Gehazi is a potent reminder. Elisha, a prophet of great stature, had taken Gehazi under his wing. But Gehazi, alas, was deeply flawed. Despite ...
Talk about a thankless job! The end of Elisha's life, the great prophet, was a real turning point for the Israelites. The Talmud (Sotah 13a) tells us that as long as Elisha was aro...
We all know the story: Jonah, tasked with prophesying to Nineveh, decides to take a little detour and ends up swallowed by a giant fish. But what happens inside that fish is where ...
Remember how God spared the city after its inhabitants, prompted by Jonah's preaching, repented in sackcloth and ashes? As the Book of Jonah tells us (Jonah 3:10), God saw their de...
We see that play out time and again in history, and it’s a theme that echoes powerfully in the stories of the Hebrew Bible. Take the tale of Jehu, King of Israel. His story starts ...
The karmic wheel turned quickly. Ginzberg, in Legends of the Jews, paints a grim picture: Joash didn't just die; he suffered. He fell into the hands of the Syrians, who, the text d...
The story of Hosea offers us a glimpse into just that, a peek behind the curtain of divine communication. We're talking about the reign of Uzziah here, a time when his father Amazi...
He wasn't your typical prophet. He came after Hosea, before Isaiah, and as the Legends of the Jews tell us, he even had a speech impediment! But when God calls, you answer. So, Amo...
