Elisha & The Shunammite

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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# 226 - Elisha & The Shunammite - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, an unnamed woman from Shunem makes a simple room for Elisha—and finds herself face to face with God’s power to give life where hope had died. Her story reminds us that sometimes the greatest miracles begin in the quiet spaces of ordinary faith.Episode 226 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 113:9, He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(00:51) Intro with Yael Eckstein(01:58) Elisha & The Shunammite(24:59) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.7	Tell me, Elisha, what would you have of me before I go?
0:09.6	If I'm going to survive in this calling, this path,
0:14.1	please grant me a double portion of your spirit.
0:18.3	The sky split open.
0:21.0	A whirlwind of fire spiraled down from the heavens.
0:25.6	Father!
0:26.9	Father, don't leave me!
0:30.2	The spirit of Elijah rests on a leisure.
0:34.0	It was the Lord who parted the waters, not I.
0:36.8	He is the archer.
0:38.3	I am just the arrow.
0:40.4	There was work to do.
0:42.5	Elisha walked on, but he knew he did not walk alone.
0:51.3	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:55.1	Guaranteed Human.
1:01.1	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
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1:22.6	These workers are willing to risk arrest, imprisonment, beatings, and even death to get Bibles to Christians who might never receive them otherwise.
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