(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 7:3-20) In today’s Scripture, four leprous men sat at the entrance of the gate of Samaria facing an impossible situation. If they remained where they were, they would die. If they entered the city during the severe famine, they would die. If they went over to the Arameans, they might also die, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 6:24-33, 2 Kings 7:1-2) Earlier in 2 Kings 6, we read about the king of Aram’s attempt to capture Elisha because it seemed like Elisha knew his private discussions and was able to warn the king of Israel. In the end, the Lord was with Elisha and there was peace from the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 6:1-23) As the sons of the prophets were going out and cutting down trees for building, in order to expand their living space, one of them lost an axe head in the water. Elisha cut off a stick and threw it in the place that the axe head fell into the water, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 5:1-27) 1 Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had great victory to Aram. The was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper. Naaman, a great man, with power and authority […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 4:1-44) In today’s Scripture, if anyone doubted if Elisha was a capable replacement for Elijah, all questions are answered. Elisha did the works of Elijah, and it reminds us that the works of the Lord don’t just rest on one person or one people, but continues across space and time for all […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 3:1-27) Elisha, prophet of the Lord, taking the baton from Elijah to continue in the Lord’s work, ministered as Elijah did in the midst of corruption, political conflict, and human depravity. Despite the darkness, the servants of the Lord did what they could to remain faithful to the Lord and minister to His people. […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 2:1-25) Elijah’s ministry is coming to an end, and it is fitting that we are taken back to the place where Moses’ ministry also ended. Elijah journeyed from Gilgal, to Bethel, to Jericho, and then east across the Jordan River. It was there, east of the Jordan where Moses’ ministry ended, that […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 1:1-18) When Ahaziah king of Israel became ill, he sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether he would recover from his sickness. However, Elijah, prophet of the Lord, by instruction from God, met the messengers on their way to inquire of Baal-zebub. 5 When the messengers returned to […]
24–30 June 2018. 2 Kings 25 (click to read). We all like stories with happy endings. But sadly the end of 2 Kings isn’t very happy at all. Earlier in the story of Judah, the Babylonian empire had attacked and defeated Jerusalem, taking many of its leaders and people into exile. But despite this defeat, […]
17–23 June 2018. 2 Kings 13–14 (click to read). Suddenly in 2 Kings 13, in the middle of a lot of fairly dry lists of all the different kings of Israel and Judah, we find a strange little story about the prophet Elisha. King Joash of Israel hears news that Elisha is about to die, […]