Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Save a pot of oil

Bible References

What shall i

2 Kings 2:9
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you.”

So Elisha answered, “Please, let me inherit two shares of your spirit.”
2 Kings 6:26
As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “My lord the king, help!”
Matthew 15:34
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked them.

“Seven,” they said, “and a few small fish.”
John 6:5
Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?”
Acts 3:6
But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
2 Corinthians 6:10
as grieving yet always rejoicing;
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.

Save a pot of oil

1 Kings 17:12
But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked—only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

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