Women Who Received Their Dead Back to Life Through Faith

The Bible, in Hebrews 11, tells us about the great exploits of faith and the heroic feats attained by many who believed God and took Him at His word. The scriptures tell us that there is an inexhaustible list of valiant men and women who achieved great feats of faith. Time will not allow us to exhaust the list in a session, so we want to focus on the wisdom of women who received their dead back to life.

[Hebrews 11:32-38] “And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
(33)  Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
(34)  Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
(35)  Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:
(36)  And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
(37)  They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
(38)  (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

Many women received their dead back to life but the story of one woman in 2 Kings 4:1-37¹, teaches great lessons. She is one of the few women the Bible says received their dead back to life. This woman received from the ministry of Elisha and we can learn a lot from her.

You may remember that this is the same woman who built a room for the prophet and put in it a table and lamp. And she received a miracle from God, she received a miracle baby, but one day, the child died and she run back to the prophet Elisha. To cut a long narrative short, her son was restored back to life.

Now, how did it happen? What lessons can be learned from her story? What did she do which we can learn from?

1. She had a relationship with the prophet:

This woman who received her son back to life had a relationship with her prophet, a relationship that goes beyond hi. She built him a room with a bed, a table, and a lamp. She opened up to him, even concerning deep family secrets. She was open to the prophet. The prophet was also welcome to eat and to rest and to lodge. Many of us bury our children because we are not open to our pastors; we keep them in the dark, we lie about everything, we keep them out of our homes. You will experience that divine touch when you build a relationship with the prophet.

2. She believed in the prophet and in His God:

The scripture says that “a prophet is not without honour except in his country and among his people”; but the woman was smart enough to honour and believe in the prophet and his anointing. She would saddle an ass and go to the prophet every Sabbath and New Moon. She did not stay home, she at least attended church every Sunday morning and every Super Sunday. She had faith enough to keep the dead body on the prophet’s bed,  saddled her ass and went to the mountain.

Any anointing you don’t honour cannot bless you. Miracles still happen today but in an atmosphere of faith, worship, prayer, and power.

In Mark 6:1-6², we learned that the Lord could not do mighty works because of their unbelief. Familiarity is a killer. It can rob a generation of their blessings and breakthroughs. I pray that you will learn to believe for your breakthrough.

3. She attended all the meetings of the prophet

(This referred to the New Moon meetings, the Sabbath meetings). We must learn to attend all the meetings of the prophet: the Prophetic Allnight, the Super Sundays, and Sunday services. Anyone who wants to walk in the wisdom of the women who received their dead back to life must remember that God is not a ‘sugar daddy’ who is only called upon in the day of need; He is a father and lover who wants a relationship with you. You must resolve to attend all Sunday morning worship services, monthly Prophetic Allnights, and Super Sunday service. These meetings have all been put together for your benefit.

No distance is far, no journey is inconvenient. You must be willing to saddle asses, ride chariots and scale mountains to encounter God. Sometimes you have to go beyond a church in your backyard and go where the glory is. Now, the glory is in the HighCity, on the mountain. You must be ready to travel to the Hill of God to have an encounter with wisdom and power.

4. She run to the prophet in every emergency:

Aside from all these, the woman knew where to go in times of crisis. When her boy dies, she saddled an ass and run to the prophet, she run to the mountain. Don’t go anywhere, bring your emergencies to the same mountain where you worshipped before the crisis.

I pray the God of the HighCity mountain will show up and work a miracle for you. Women who received their dead back to life did not have an extraordinary faith, but they had the attitude and wisdom that provokes the hand of God to act. This woman had a relationship with the prophet and she attended his meetings with faith and Honour.

You will not bury your young. You will not bury good dreams. I see the hand of God showing up to help you.

 If this message has blessed you then let us know in the comment section below. You can also use the comment section to share a word of encouragement, a testimony, or a prayer. I am waiting to hear from you.

Stay blessed, I love you.

Simpe Bediako Noah

Referenced Scriptures

1. 2 Kings 4:1-37 (KJV): 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 bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. ↩︎
2. Mark 6:1-6 (KJV): And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. ↩︎