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3 “ Your son is alive! ”

“Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!” (1 Kings 17:21).

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W hen an unchurched teenager returned home from attending service with a friend, he was asked by his dad what he had learned. “Well, the pastor talked about the Jews getting chased to the Red Sea by the Egyptians.The Jews quickly built a bridge and got over the water just before the Egyp tians showed up.When Pharaoh’s army tried to cross the bridge, the Jews blew it up and all the Egyptian soldiers drowned,” replied the son. “You mean the pastor actually told you that?” questioned the dad. “No, not exactly,” said the boy, “but the way he told it you’d never believe it.” 1 We’re only a few pages into this book and already we’ve experienced a few such occurrences, miracles, and unexplainable happenings that only God could orchestrate.And now, as we move along in our Elijah/Elisha account (1 Kings 17:18-24), another miracle takes place. This saga begins with a tragic death. According to Scripture,

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