_Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign._ EVIL-THE SAME IN PRINCIPLE THOUGH NOT IN FORM Two subjects are here illustrated-- I. That whilst the forms of evil may change, the principle may continue rampant. His father and mother worshipped Baal, but the very “image” of the idol “that his father... [ Continue Reading ]
_Elisha _. .. _ which poured water on the hands of Elijah._ CONTRAST BETWEEN ELIJAH AND ELISHA The resemblances between Elijah and Elisha are occasionally so great, that it is scarcely surprising the one prophet is confused with the other. They both lived in one country and in one age. They were bo... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Elisha said unto the King of Israel, What have I to do with thee _ ASPECTS OF A GODLY MAN Elisha was confessedly a godly man of a high type, and these verses reveal him to us in three aspects:-- I. As rising superior to kings. 1. He rebukes them for their idolatry. The loudest professors of... [ Continue Reading ]
_Make this valley full of ditches._ PREPARATION FOR REVIVAL In this story there were no less than three powerful kings, surrounded by numerous hosts of valiant men, marching forth, as they supposed, to easy victory., but when the water failed they themselves had failed in their enterprise. Moab may... [ Continue Reading ]
_And it came to pass in the morning there came water by the way of Moab._ DEFEAT OF THE MOABITES I. The threefold preparation for this miraculous interposition. 1. The preparation of supplication. The kings, in their need, “inquired of the Lord” (2 Kings 3:11) by means of His prophet. The act impl... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then he took his eldest son _. .. _ and offered him for a burnt offering._ A KING’S SACRIFICE The King of Moab’s sacrifice a picture of the world’s sacrifices. The King of Moab was besieged in Kirharaseth by the allied armies of Israel, and Judah, and Edom. Finding himself hard pressed, he resolve... [ Continue Reading ]