Women of Grace 2005-06
Women of the Bible

 Homework for Lesson Fifteen
Shunemite Woman

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible and is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 31:24

1. Read II Kings 4:8-37; 8:1-6. What was the social and economic status of the Shunemite woman?











 

2. In what ways did the Shunemite woman offer hospitality to Elisha?












 

3. (a) If her husband had refused the womans suggestion of preparing a room for Elisha, what would have been the proper response from her?









 

(b) How could you encourage and nourish a man or woman in Gods service with the wealth of your possessions?










 

(c) In which decisions should you submit to authority?













 

4. Explain what you think the woman meant in her reply to Gehazi's question. (II Kings 4:13, 14)






 

5. (II Kings 4:16, 17, 23) When Elisha told the woman she would have a child,

 

(a) What was her response?





 

(b) What did her response reveal about her faith?







 

6. Choose one word to describe the woman's motive for not telling her husband about their sons death and tell the reason for your choice.










 

7. (a) What qualities did you find in the Shunemite woman which you want to cultivate in yourself?










 

(b) What similarities do you find between the woman of Proverbs 31 and the woman in Shunem?














 

. Write a prayer request from the lessons you have learned from the Shunemite woman this week.