Session 9 2 Kings 7:1-15

GOD PROVIDES

FOCUS ATTENTION

name a movie (or story) where the underdog wins.

Ask:

• Why do we like to hear stories about heroes most would have considered to be the least likely to deliver?

Transition:

We love underdog stories.
In today’s study, we will see how God used some unlikely heroes
to bring hope to a hopeless situation.

EXPLORE THE TEXT

Contextualize:

describe how the Arameans had besieged Israel’s capital city of Samaria,
and what that meant for the people in the city.

Use Pack Item 1 (Map: The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah)
and Pack Item 7 (Handout: 1, 2 Kings Time Line)
to supplement the discussion.

Transition:

For the people of Samaria, the situation seemed truly dire.
Yet change was coming.