"So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well." 2 Kings 4:25,2625So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 26Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. (2 Kings 4:25‑26).
Elisha dwelt at Mount Carmel on the hill, suggesting the heavenly places, and it was to Mount Carmel that she went, just as we see Christ in the heavens as our great High Priest, to whom we are told to go for seasonable help. We will never be disappointed if we go, for no one with a need was ever turned away. The widow of Nain had her son restored to life, and she was comforted. Peter's wife's mother was raised up from a great fever. Christ is always on hand for faith.
Jesus came here to serve; now, when on high, He serves as our great High Priest; when we reach home, He will come forth to serve His people. Blessed Savior! Although the natural eye cannot see Him, faith knows and believes the love of His heart.
The great woman had often been to God's fruitful field in spirit, but at this time she went directly to Elisha in person. The prophet saw her approaching, as God is watching continually for the good of His own. The prophet spoke of her as the Shunammite, about to claim her inheritance, now in a permanent character, because without a son she could have no continuance of her inheritance. Are we interested in our eternal inheritance or do we find our interests only in this present world?
When tested by Gehazi's question, she answered, "It is well." She could not open her heart to him because her spiritual discernment led her to detect that he was not a man of God. Later, Gehazi became covered with leprosy. It is one thing to open our hearts to the Lord, quite another to the world.
The servant did not know that her soul was vexed within her, and he did not manifest the sympathies of Christ, but should she tell her sorrow to such a man as Gehazi who did not have the mind of God?
The truth regarding the son's death, which the Lord had hidden from Elisha, now came out.