2 Kings 4-8-37-1- The power and action of faith, for the Shunammite and Elisha-2- The power of prayer-3- The power of God- The resurrection of the boy is a foreshadow of the resurrection of Jesus and all who have faith in Him, Elisha's act of breathing into his mouth portrays the breath of the Holy Spirit giving new birth to those who are spiritually dead-4- Application- In ll situations, at any time, we are to go straight to Christ, of whom Elisha was a foreshadow. No religious symbol or ritual, including the sacraments, can take the place of Christ.