It Is Well: Saying So Much While Saying So Little

2 Kings 4 tells the story of “prominent woman” with no name. All we know is that she was a Shunammite woman. In fact, that is how she is referenced throughout the entire chapter. In the beginning of the story, all we know is that she is a married woman that persuades Elisha to eat food in her home every time he passes by. Eventually, she tells her husband, he is “a holy man of God.” So she urges her husband to build a room for him that he would have a place whenever he came into town. Early on, we can tell her prominence must have been from her discernment. Verse 9 says she perceived he was a holy man. She must have observed his actions, maybe even heard of him from others, but above all, through walking with the Lord and listening to Him.