Sunstroke
/SUN-strohk/
Summary
A potentially fatal condition caused by excessive exposure to the sun's heat, likely the affliction that killed the Shunammite woman's son.
☩Biblical Instance
The son of the Shunammite woman appears to have suffered sunstroke. While with his father among the reapers during harvest, he suddenly cried out, 'My head, my head!' He was carried to his mother and died on her lap by noon. This account matches the symptoms of severe heat stroke—sudden onset of severe headache followed by collapse.
Key verses:2 Kings 4:18-20
☩Divine Protection
Scripture affirms God's protection from the destructive power of the sun. The psalmist declares that 'the sun shall not smite you by day,' and Isaiah promises that those redeemed by God 'shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them.'
Key verses:Psalm 121:6Isaiah 49:10Revelation 7:16
