The Widow’s Oil · 2 Kings 4:1–7
What happens in the Bible account?
In 2 Kings 4, the widow faces the loss of her sons to a creditor. Elisha asks what she has at home, then tells her to borrow many vessels and pour her oil into them. The oil stops only when there are no more jars to fill.
How does Mushkie’s story relate?
Volume Two includes the widow’s oil story. Its scene shows the family and Mushkie among the pottery, and a matching activity asks readers to pair decorated oil jars. It is one of the six activity pages in the volume.
Reading note
The brief account is in 2 Kings 4:1–7. The book’s jars activity echoes the objects that drive the story.