2Ki 4:20 | KingComments | STEP | When the boy had grown up, he went out to his father and to the reapers. His stay on the field caused him a headache. It was not a common headache, but an unbearable pain. He told his father of his pain. His father, however, did not have any interest in the boy. All the father did was to order a servant to bring his son to his wife. In the church there are those who have no interest in youth. They quickly assess something and give commands to others. He was an old man ( ) and a man of traditions ( ). There was no life in him. His wife didn’t seem to trust him either. We can deduce this from the rest of history. The mother was not only “prominent” with regard to material possessions; she was not only materially a rich woman, but she was also rich in spiritual insight. She had discernment and saw things to which her husband was blind. She took her son “on her lap”. Do we take our children on our lap, do we pray for them? While she had her son on her lap, he died. This caused deep exercise in the woman. The mercies and gifts of God are not without a deep trial for faith.

‏ 2 Kings 4:20

The Death of the Son

When the boy had grown up, he went out to his father and to the reapers. His stay on the field caused him a headache. It was not a common headache, but an unbearable pain. He told his father of his pain. His father, however, did not have any interest in the boy. All the father did was to order a servant to bring his son to his wife.

In the church there are those who have no interest in youth. They quickly assess something and give commands to others. He was an old man (2Kgs 4:14) and a man of traditions (2Kgs 4:23). There was no life in him. His wife didn’t seem to trust him either. We can deduce this from the rest of history.

The mother was not only “prominent” with regard to material possessions; she was not only materially a rich woman, but she was also rich in spiritual insight. She had discernment and saw things to which her husband was blind. She took her son “on her lap”. Do we take our children on our lap, do we pray for them? While she had her son on her lap, he died. This caused deep exercise in the woman. The mercies and gifts of God are not without a deep trial for faith.