(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 9:1-37) In today’s Scripture, Elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to deliver a message to Jehu, captain and military leader for Joram king of Israel. The young man was to deliver the message and then to anoint Jehu as the next king of Israel. These were Elisha’s instructions, 3 […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 8:16-29) The kingship of Ahab and Jezebel in the northern kingdom of Israel is generally remembered as one of great evil, as Ahab and Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord and even pursued the prophet Elijah in fear and hostility. Yet that was the northern kingdom of Israel, what about the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON 2 Kings 8:1-15) One of the reasons we need to read the Bible is that it gives us a heavenly perspective on our earthly lives. These biblical accounts help us see God working, moving, and setting things in motion in a world that often seems out of control, chaotic, and unpredictable. A heavenly perspective […]
(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 […]