1st Reading – 2 Kings 4:42-44

A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing to Elisha, the man of God,
twenty barley loaves made from the firstfruits,
and fresh grain in the ear.
Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.”
But his servant objected,
“How can I set this before a hundred people?”
Elisha insisted, “Give it to the people to eat.”
“For thus says the LORD,
‘They shall eat and there shall be some left over.’”
And when they had eaten, there was some left over,
as the LORD had said.

Today’s first reading took place around 850 BC, a tumultuous time in the history of Israel marked by political instability and religious strife.

The prophet Elisha, the successor of Elijah, emerged as a key figure during this period, performing miracles and providing spiritual leadership to the people of the northern kingdom.
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